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Artifictional Intelligence
Against Humanity's Surrender to Computers
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Artifictional Intelligence
Startling successes in machine intelligence using 'deep learning' have dramatically raised the stakes in the rise of AI. However, Harry Collins argues that it is still impossible to foresee a time when machines will be sufficiently embedded in society to be independent of human input or when we cannot distinguish between humans and computers--
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Recent startling successes in machine intelligence using a technique called deep learning seem to blur the line between human and machine as never before. Are computers on the cusp of becoming so intelligent that they will render humans obsolete? Harry Collins argues we are getting ahead of ourselves, caught up in images of a fantastical future dreamt up in fictional portrayals.
The greater present danger is that we lose sight of the very real limitations of artificial intelligence and readily enslave ourselves to stupid computers: the Surrender.
By dissecting the intricacies of language use and meaning, Collins shows how far we have to go before we cannot distinguish between the social understanding of humans and computers. When the stakes are so high, we need to set the bar higher: to rethink intelligence and recognise its inherent social basis. Only if machine learning succeeds on this count can we congratulate ourselves on having produced artificial intelligence.
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Artifictional Intelligence by Harry Collins provides a critical examination of artificial intelligence, especially questioning its perceived existential threat in the deep learning era. The book is praised for challenging exaggerated AI claims and highlighting its limitations, particularly the current inability of AI to understand social contexts and language as humans do. Reviewers commend it for offering timely caution and stimulating debate among students, professionals, and policymakers, making it an essential read for those interested in AI's societal implications.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781509504121
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 September 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 318g
Pages: 232
About the Author
Harry Collins is a Fellow of the British Academy, and Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University
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