03549cam a2200505 i 4500 18449734 BJBSDDR 20240424131732.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 150115s2015 mau b 001 0 eng 2015000997 9780262527804 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0262527804 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc Q 335 S528t 2015 006.3 Shanahan, Murray Patrick 35509 The technological singularity / Murray Shanahan. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2015. xxiii, 244 pages ; 18 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier The MIT Press essential knowledge series Includes bibliographical references and index. The idea that human history is approaching a "singularity" -- that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines or cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both -- has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious debate. Some singularity theorists predict that if the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at its current dizzying rate, the singularity could come about in the middle of the present century. Murray Shanahan offers an introduction to the idea of the singularity and considers the ramifications of such a potentially seismic event.Shanahan's aim is not to make predictions but rather to investigate a range of scenarios. Whether we believe that singularity is near or far, likely or impossible, apocalypse or utopia, the very idea raises crucial philosophical and pragmatic questions, forcing us to think seriously about what we want as a species. Shanahan describes technological advances in AI, both biologically inspired and engineered from scratch. Once human-level AI -- theoretically possible, but difficult to accomplish -- has been achieved, he explains, the transition to superintelligent AI could be very rapid. Shanahan considers what the existence of superintelligent machines could mean for such matters as personhood, responsibility, rights, and identity. Some superhuman AI agents might be created to benefit humankind; some might go rogue. (Is Siri the template, or HAL?) The singularity presents both an existential threat to humanity and an existential opportunity for humanity to transcend its limitations. Shanahan makes it clear that we need to imagine both possibilities if we want to bring about the better outcome Singularities (Artificial intelligence) Singularidades (Inteligencia artificial) 31491 Artificial intelligence Forecasting. Artificial intelligence Psychological aspects. Inteligencia artificial Previsión 30229 Inteligencia artificial Aspectos éticos y morales 11265 Technology Social aspects. Tecnología Aspectos sociales 4783 Conscious automata. Autómatas conscientes 35511 Brain Computer simulation. The MIT Press essential knowledge series 8868 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 121133 121133 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-04-24 0 Q 335 S528t 2015 00000178342 2024-04-24 00:00:00 1 2024-04-24 BK