Richard Susskind
A Guide For The Perplexed
We stand at humanity's most critical crossroads as artificial intelligence evolves from science fiction to reality. Richard Susskind, an AI expert since 1981, cuts through the confusion with a clear-eyed analysis of five possible futures, from AI plateau to superintelligence arriving by 2035. He reveals why most people catastrophically underestimate AI's impact by focusing only on automation, missing the revolutionary potential for innovation and elimination of entire problem categories.
In this KitUP, you'll learn:
- Will we preserve human primacy, merge with machines, or hand over the cosmos?
- Can we save humanity both with and from AI?
- What if we accidentally extinguish consciousness forever?
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