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The Age of AI
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Artificial Intelligence is transforming human society fundamentally and profoundly. Not since the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason have we changed how we approach knowledge, politics, economics, even warfare. Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore what it means for us all.
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THE WAY HUMANS NAVIGATE THE WORLD IS ALTERING, FOREVER.
THIS IS YOUR ESSENTIAL AI ROADMAP.
AI is revolutionising how we approach security, economics, order and even knowledge itself. It is changing how we experience reality and our role within it.
Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers explore what this means for our present and our future, tackling the questions that will affect us all:
What will it mean to be human?
What are the key frontier risks?
What AI ethics are we going to need?
How is AI impacting politics, defence, medicine and education?
'Absolutely masterful . . . the book we all need' — Fareed Zakaria
'A muscular contribution to one of the 21st century's most pressing debates' — The Economist
Henry Kissinger was the 56th Secretary of State and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO, led the company's growth for over a decade and Daniel Huttenlocher is dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
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The Age of AI is praised for providing insightful perspectives on the significant challenges posed by artificial intelligence in modern geopolitics. Critics commend the book for its robust contribution to current debates and its exceptional ability to highlight the emerging issues AI presents. Overall, it is regarded as a crucial and masterful work for understanding today's technological world.
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ISBN: 9781529375992
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Henry A Kissinger (Author)
Henry Kissinger served as the 56th Secretary of State from September 1973 until January 1977. He was a member of the Defense Policy Board and the Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting fi rm. Dr. Kissinger received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, and the Medal of Liberty in 1986.Eric Schmidt (Author) Eric Schmidt is a technologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Joining the founders of Google in 2001, he helped grow the company from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology, first as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, and later as Executive Chairman and Technical Advisor. In 2021, he founded the Special Competitive Studies Project, a non-profit initiative to strengthen America's long-term competitiveness in AI and technology. Most recently, he and his wife Wendy co-founded Schmidt Sciences, a nonprofit organization working to advance science and technology that deepens human understanding of the natural world and develops solutions to global issues.Daniel Huttenlocher (Author) Daniel Huttenlocher is the inaugural dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. Previously he helped found Cornell Tech, the digital technology oriented graduate school created by Cornell University in New York City, and served as its first Dean and Vice Provost. His research and teaching have been recognized by a number of awardsincluding ACM Fellow and CASE Professor of the Year. He has a mix of academic and industry background, having been a Computer Science faculty member at Cornell, researcher and manager at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and CTO of a fintech startup. He currently serves as the board chair of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and as a member of the board of Corning Inc. and Amazon.com. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and master's and doctorate from MIT.Also by Henry A Kissinger
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