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Who's Afraid of AI? by Thomas Ramge
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Who's Afraid of AI?

Fear and Promise in the Age of Thinking Machines

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A penetrating guide to artificial intelligence: what it is, what it does, and how it will change our lives

At a breathtaking pace, artificial intelligence is getting better and faster at making complex decisions. AI can already identify malignant tumors on CT scans, give legal advice, out-bluff the best poker players in the world, and, with ever-increasing skill, drive our cars.

In Whoโ€™s Afraid of AI?, award-winning author Thomas Ramge expertly explains how machines are learning to learn, and he questions what todayโ€™s explosion of AI capability could mean for tomorrow:


  • Is it ethical to allow robotsโ€”endlessly patientโ€”to replace human caregivers in providing comfort and companionship to the elderly?

  • Since AI feeds on big data, can we prevent its misuse by corporations or the government?

  • Will AI ever be capable of runaway self-improvement? And if โ€œthe singularityโ€ does arrive, with AIโ€™s intelligence exponentially outpacing our own, what will become of us when, in many ways, weโ€™re obsolete?

Thomas Ramge is the technology correspondent of the business magazine brand eins and writes for The Economist.

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