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2084

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity
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2084 by John C. Lennox explores the impact of artificial intelligence on society, morality, and human significance. In a thoughtful examination, the author delves into philosophical and theological questions, offering insights into potential futures shaped by technological advancements. It addresses the ethical and spiritual challenges that AI presents, encouraging readers to consider how technology can reshape human destiny.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by the intersection of faith and future technology. It explores how advancements may challenge our beliefs and spirituality, prompting deep reflection on human identity and purpose in a tech-driven world.

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2084

In response to recent popular accounts, scientist and philosopher John Lennox offers a Christian perspective on humanity's future with technological enhancement, bioengineering, and AI. Here is a thought-provoking, controversial, balanced, and engaging account of the problems raised by AI and the atheist conception of what it means to be human.

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Will technology change what it means to be human?

You don't have to be a computer scientist to have discerning conversations about artificial intelligence and technology. We all wonder where we are headed. Even now, technological innovations and machine learning have a daily impact on our lives, and many of us see good reasons to dread the future. Are we doomed to the surveillance society imagined in George Orwell's 1984?

Mathematician and philosopher John Lennox believes that there are credible answers to the daunting questions that AI poses, and he shows that Christianity has some very serious, sensible, evidence-based responses about the nature of our quest for superintelligence.

2084 will introduce you to a kaleidoscope of ideas:

  • The key developments in technological enhancement, bioengineering, and, in particular, artificial intelligence.
  • The agreements and disagreements that scientists and experts have about the future of AI.
  • The key insights that Christianity and Scripture have about the nature of human beings, the soul, our moral sense, our future, and what separates us from machines.

In straightforward language, you'll get a better understanding of the current capacity of AI, its potential benefits and dangers, the facts and the fiction, as well as possible future implications.

The questions posed by AI are open to all of us, daunting as they might be. And they demand answers. 2084 is written to challenge and ignite the curiosity of all readers. No matter your worldview, Lennox provides clear information and credible answers that will bring you real hope for the future of humanity.

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2084 by John C. Lennox has been well-received for its thought-provoking exploration of the impact of AI and technology from a religious and philosophical standpoint. Reviews highlight Lennox's ability to discuss complex topics in an accessible way, engaging readers with the questions of faith and ethics in a technological future. Some note that while the book is deeply insightful, it might predominantly appeal to those interested in the intersection of science, technology, and religion.

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ISBN: 9780310109563

Publisher: Zondervan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 July 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Zondervan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 189.0mm

Weight: 303g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

John C. Lennox (PhD, DPhil, DSc) is Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science, and Pastoral Advisor at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is author of God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? on the interface between science, philosophy, and theology. He lectures extensively in North America and in Eastern and Western Europe on mathematics, the philosophy of science, and the intellectual defense of Christianity, and he has publicly debated New Atheists Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. John is married to Sally; they have three grown children and four grandchildren and live near Oxford.

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