Human compatible : artificial intelligence and the problem of control /

Creating superior intelligence would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, according to the world's pre-eminent AI expert, it could also be the last. In this ground-breaking book on the biggest question facing humanity, Stuart Russell explains why he has come to consider his own...

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Main Authors: Russell, Stuart J. Stuart Jonathan
Published: Allen Lane/Penguin Books,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2019.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: Creating superior intelligence would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, according to the world's pre-eminent AI expert, it could also be the last. In this ground-breaking book on the biggest question facing humanity, Stuart Russell explains why he has come to consider his own discipline an existential threat to his own species, and lays out how we can change course before it's too late. There is no one better placed to assess the promise and perils of the dominant technology of the future than Russell, who has spent decades at the forefront of AI research. Through brillian
Item Description: Subtitle on cover: AI and the problem of control.
Carrier Form: x, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780241335208
0241335205
Index Number: Q334
CLC: TP18
Call Number: TP18/R967-1
Contents: If we succeed -- Intelligence in humans and machines -- How might AI progress in the future? -- Misuses of AI -- Overly intelligent AI -- The not-so-great AI debate -- AI : a different approach -- Provably beneficial AI -- Complications : us -- Problem solved? -- Searching for solutions -- Knowledge and logic -- Uncertainty and probability -- Learning from experience.