Description
| Product ID: | 9781788360791 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Sentient Robot |
| Subtitle: | The Last Two Hurdles in the Race to Build Artificial Superintelligence |
| Authors: | Author: Rupert Robson |
| Subjects: | Cognitive studies, Cognitive science, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychology: states of consciousness, Neurosciences, Artificial intelligence, Intelligence & reasoning, Conscious & unconscious, Neurosciences, Artificial intelligence |
| Description: | Rupert Robson argues that we are now just two conceptual hurdles away from developing artificial superintelligence. The first of the two hurdles is to embed consciousness in AI, thereby giving us the sentient robot. The second is about the developmental step needed in AI design so as to achieve human-level flexibility in thought. Artificial intelligence is on the point of taking humankind into a new age. The turning point will come when AI has advanced so far that it matches human intelligence in every way. Human intelligence, whilst slower in some respects, is still more flexible than AI. But, once AI has caught up, it will take no time at all before going on to surpass humans by a huge distance. That scary prospect is termed artificial superintelligence (ASI). Rupert Robson argues that we are now just two conceptual hurdles away from developing ASI. The first of the two hurdles is to embed consciousness in AI, thereby giving us the sentient robot. This will enable ASI to see the world through our eyes. The second of the two hurdles is about the developmental step needed in AI design so as to achieve human-level flexibility in thought. A new world is about to open up before us. We need to understand it and prepare for it. |
| Imprint Name: | Imprint Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Imprint Academic |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-10-04 |