What to Think About Machines That Think: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence (Edge Question Series)

A Paperback OriginalAs the world becomes ever more dominated by technology, John Brockman’s latest addition to the acclaimed and bestselling “Edge Question Series” asks more than 175 leading scientists, philosophers, and artists: What do you think about machines that think?

Every year, John Brockman-publisher of Edge.org (”The world’s smartest website”-The Guardian) harnesses the brainpower of some of the world’s greatest scientists, artists, and philosophers to answer a new groundbreaking question. In 2015 he had 175 brilliant minds tackle the question: What do you think about machines that think?

Contributors include:

STEVEN PINKER on why we shouldn’t feel threatened by advances in artificial intelligence (AI) * MARTIN REES explains why humans are merely an evolutionary stage on the path to a machine-dominated world * NICHOLAS CARR explores the challenges of maintaining control over machines * DANIEL DENNETT on the “singularity,” the moment when AI intelligence takes over the world * FRANK WILCZEK explains why all intelligence is machine intelligence * LAWRENCE KRAUSS argues that thinking machines can only improve the human condition-and we should welcome them * BRIAN ENO on why human society remains our most powerful supercomputer * MATT RIDLEY on why the Internet is true machine intelligence * ALISON GOPNIK asks whether machines will ever be as smart as a three-year-old * RICHARD THALER on why human stupidity will keep impeding artificial intelligence anyway * AND MORE…