A Human Algorithm
eBook - ePub

A Human Algorithm

How Artificial Intelligence is Redefining Who We Are

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Human Algorithm

How Artificial Intelligence is Redefining Who We Are

About this book

The age of intelligent machines is upon us, and we are at a reflection point. The proliferation of fast-moving technologies, including forms of artificial intelligence, will cause us to confront profound questions about ourselves. The era of human intellectual superiority is ending, and, as a species, we need to plan for this monumental shift.A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are examines the immense impact intelligent technology will have on humanity. These machines, while challenging our personal beliefs and our socio-economic world order, also have the potential to transform our health and well-being, alleviate poverty and suffering, and reveal the mysteries of intelligence and consciousness. International human rights attorney Flynn Coleman deftly argues that it is critical we instil values, ethics, and morals into our robots, algorithms, and other forms of AI. Equally important, we need to develop and implement laws, policies, and oversight mechanisms to protect us from tech's insidious threats.To realize AI's transcendent potential, Coleman ad- vocates for inviting a diverse group of voices to participate in designing our intelligent machines and using our moral imagination to ensure that human rights, empathy, and equity are core principles of emerging technologies. Ultimately, A Human Algorithm is a clarion call for building a more humane future and moving conscientiously into a new frontier of our own design.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. Contents
  5. INTRODUCTION: OUR BRAVE NEW WORLD
  6. 1: FIRE TO FIREWALLS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY
  7. 2: THE SCIENCE OF INTELLIGENCE: ALGORITHMS, ANIMALS, AND MACHINES THAT CAN LEARN
  8. 3: THE DANGER OF HOMOGENEITY AND THE POWER OF COMBINATORIAL CREATIVITY
  9. 4: HUMAN RIGHTS AND ROBOT RIGHTS: PRIVACY, AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS, AND INSTILLING VALUES IN MACHINES
  10. 5: THE PERNICIOUS THREATS OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES
  11. 6: THE TRANSCENDENT PROMISE OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES
  12. 7: THE ECONOMICS AND THE POLITICS: REDRAWING THE SOCIETAL ROAD MAP
  13. 8: SEARCHING FOR THE DIGITAL SOUL
  14. 9: THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE
  15. 10: A HUMAN ALGORITHM
  16. Acknowledgments
  17. Notes
  18. About the Author
  19. Copyright