Superintelligence
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on us humans than on the gorillas themselves, so the fate of our speci
ISBN: 9788416511051
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Sam Harris
Philosophy & Religion"There’s another work of philosophy here. Sort of philosophy/science that I’ve been greatly influenced by of late.The philosopher, Nick Bostrom, wrote a book called “Superintelligence,” which has impressed many people for the thoroughness with which he has argued that we have a serious problem looming with respect to the birth of intelligent machines."
blog View source ↗"Made me worry that machine knowledge could ruin everything."
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Sam Altman
Business & Entrepreneurship"Incidentally, Nick Bostrom’s excellent book “Superintelligence” is the best thing I’ve seen on this topic. It is well worth a read."
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Will MacAskill
Philosophy & Religion"Very important book."
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Marc Goodman
Law"One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books."
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