As we approach a great turning point in history when technology is
poised to redefine what it means to be human, The Fourth Age offers
fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary
implications for our species. "If you only read just one book about
the AI revolution, make it this one" (John Mackey, cofounder and
CEO, Whole Foods Market). In The Fourth Age, Byron Reese makes the
case that technology has reshaped humanity just three times in
history: 100,000 years ago, we harnessed fire, which led to
language; 10,000 years ago, we developed agriculture, which led to
cities and warfare; 5,000 years ago, we invented the wheel and
writing, which lead to the nation state. We are now on the doorstep
of a fourth change brought about by two technologies: AI and
robotics. "Timely, highly informative, and certainly optimistic"
(Booklist), The Fourth Age provides an essential background on how
we got to this point, and how-rather than what-we should think
about the topics we'll soon all be facing: machine consciousness,
automation, changes in employment, creative computers, radical life
extension, artificial life, AI ethics, the future of warfare,
superintelligence, and the implications of extreme prosperity. By
asking questions like "Are you a machine?" and "Could a computer
feel anything?", Reese leads you through a discussion along the
cutting edge in robotics and AI, and provides a framework by which
we can all understand, discuss, and act on the issues of the Fourth
Age and how they'll transform humanity.
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