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Why Machines Will Never Rule the World: Artificial Intelligence without Fear
The book’s core argument is that an artificial intelligence that could equal or exceed human intelligence—sometimes called artificial general intelligence (AGI)—is for mathematical reasons impossible. It offers two specific reasons for this
Human intelligence is a capability of a complex dynamic system—the human brain and central nervous system.
Systems of this sort cannot be modelled mathematically in a way that allows them to operate inside a computer.In supporting their claim, the authors, Jobst Landgrebe and Barry Smith, marshal evidence from mathematics, physics, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, and biology, setting up their book around three central What are the essential marks of human intelligence? What is it that researchers try to do when they attempt to achieve "artificial intelligence" (AI)? And why, after more than 50 years, are our most common interactions with AI, for example with our bank’s computers, still so unsatisfactory?
Landgrebe and Smith show how a widespread fear about AI’s potential to bring about radical changes in the nature of human beings and in the human social order is founded on an error. There is still, as they demonstrate in a final chapter, a great deal that AI can achieve which will benefit humanity. But these benefits will be achieved without the aid of systems that are more powerful than humans, which are as impossible as AI systems that are intrinsically "evil" or able to "will" a takeover of human society.
Human intelligence is a capability of a complex dynamic system—the human brain and central nervous system.
Systems of this sort cannot be modelled mathematically in a way that allows them to operate inside a computer.In supporting their claim, the authors, Jobst Landgrebe and Barry Smith, marshal evidence from mathematics, physics, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, and biology, setting up their book around three central What are the essential marks of human intelligence? What is it that researchers try to do when they attempt to achieve "artificial intelligence" (AI)? And why, after more than 50 years, are our most common interactions with AI, for example with our bank’s computers, still so unsatisfactory?
Landgrebe and Smith show how a widespread fear about AI’s potential to bring about radical changes in the nature of human beings and in the human social order is founded on an error. There is still, as they demonstrate in a final chapter, a great deal that AI can achieve which will benefit humanity. But these benefits will be achieved without the aid of systems that are more powerful than humans, which are as impossible as AI systems that are intrinsically "evil" or able to "will" a takeover of human society.
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Published August 12, 2022
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August 29, 2025
An interesting book, though it didn't convince me (I think premise A2 is dubious).
September 4, 2022
четох само въведението, което намерих в нета, докато я чакам да пристигне. изглежда, че дори въведението очертава удовлетворително тенденциите на "нищо като нещо" в AI полето. и в същността си засяга провалите на биологичния редукционизъм, които са очевидни за знаещите как да интерпретират коректно ограниченията на моделите и резултатите в проучванията по генетика, невробиология и т.н.
или за епистемичния анархист Ганя, който не вярва на очиларки с научни степени, разбира се, а действа по интуиция.
в края на краищата математиката е неутрална по отношение на реалността (можеш да моделираш правдоподобно дори най-голямата глупост) и дори най-софистицираните проучвания не надхвърлят този бейслайн.
или за епистемичния анархист Ганя, който не вярва на очиларки с научни степени, разбира се, а действа по интуиция.
в края на краищата математиката е неутрална по отношение на реалността (можеш да моделираш правдоподобно дори най-голямата глупост) и дори най-софистицираните проучвания не надхвърлят този бейслайн.
August 14, 2023
I guess we need an English review of this book!
The main focus of the book is explaining the theoretical and mathematical limitations of AI, covering items such as complex systems, mathematical language, novel situations, etc. Overall a very good explanation (though it can be a little above us bears of a little brain sometimes). We do not have to fear robots taking over the world. If I was not a postmillennial Christian though, I would be a little apprehensive about someone creating a machine that will rule the world.
The main focus of the book is explaining the theoretical and mathematical limitations of AI, covering items such as complex systems, mathematical language, novel situations, etc. Overall a very good explanation (though it can be a little above us bears of a little brain sometimes). We do not have to fear robots taking over the world. If I was not a postmillennial Christian though, I would be a little apprehensive about someone creating a machine that will rule the world.
February 2, 2024
Author's discussion of complex systems explains his title. The text provides elaborate details of the reasons.
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