Who's Afraid of AI?: Fear and Promise in the Age of Thinking Machines

by Thomas Ramge

A penetrating guide to artificial what it is, what it does, and how it will change our lives


At a breathtaking pace, artificial intelligence is getting better and faster at making complex decisions. AI can already identify malignant tumors on CT scans, give legal advice, out-bluff the best poker players in the world, and, with ever-increasing skill, drive our cars.



In Who’s Afraid of AI?, award-winning author Thomas Ramge expertly explains how machines are learning to learn, and he questions what today’s explosion of AI capability could mean for

Is it ethical to allow robots—endlessly patient—to replace human caregivers in providing comfort and companionship to the elderly?
Since AI feeds on big data, can we prevent its misuse by corporations or the government?
Will AI ever be capable of runaway self-improvement? And if “the singularity” does arrive, with AI’s intelligence exponentially outpacing our own, what will become of us when, in many ways, we’re obsolete?

129 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 16, 2019

Reviews

[Pankachu102 · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting and quick look into the history of artificial intelligence and the potential risks the world may face.

Overall, reassuring that progression has been relatively slow and the worst-case scenarios are being considered during development.

[Al :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars⭐️ I’ve been fascinated by A.I. for a while and a friend recommended this book to me. Honestly not a big fan of non-fiction but this was a short read and it was interesting. The proposed future of what A.I. could (and likely will) become but coming from a purely scientific standpoint rather than all fear based. If it’s a topic that interests you I recommend it. Only reason for the .5 is because I had a running theory that A.I. wrote parts of the book and I wanted that to be a plot twist but then I remembered I wasn’t reading fiction😂