by Andrew Cochran
This elegant book by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom ignited a worldwide discussion about what ‘thinking machines’ will mean for humanity. Conversations about machines acting independently tend to converge on one point, which Bostrom compactly calls ‘the control problem.’
What will be our response if sentient machines and humans reach a ‘misalignment of values’? Who, or
Countless other books about AI followed this one, yet none to date are as clear-eyed about the moral issues ahead.
Bostrum is the founding director of the Future of Life Insitute at Oxford University, in the Faculty of Philosophy. He is a frequent guest speaker and author of over 200 papers and texts.
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Superintelligence | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS | 2014 by Nick Bostrum