Picture 1 of 2

Stock photo

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, St..., Bostrom, Nick - Picture 1 of 2

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, St..., Bostrom, Nick - Picture 2 of 2

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (Paperback, 2016)

4.45 product ratings

World of Books Ltd (9513171)
98.8% positive Feedback

Price:

£9.99

Free 3 day postage

Estimated between Thu, 9 May and Fri, 10 May

Returns:

30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage.

Condition:

Good

It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. Author:Bostrom, Nick. We appreciate the impact a good book can have.

View all details

All listings for this product

item 1 Bostrom, Nick : Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strat FREE Shipping, Save £s
£8.93
Last oneFree postage
item 2 Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (Paperback, 2016)
£6.00
+ £2.94 postage
item 3 Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (Paperback, 2016)
£9.00
Free postage
item 4 New Superintelligence Paths Dangers Strategies The Human Brain Has Fast Shippin
£9.54
Free postage
item 5 Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, St..., Bostrom, Nick
£9.99
Free postage
item 6 Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom
£9.99
Free postage
item 7 Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Bostrom, Nick Book The Cheap
£9.99
Free postage

See all 36

About this product

Product Information

The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on us humans than on the gorillas themselves, so the fate of our species then would come to depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence. But we have one advantage: we get to make the first move. Will it be possible to construct a seed AI or otherwise to engineer initial conditions so as to make an intelligence explosion survivable? How could one achieve a controlled detonation? To get closer to an answer to this question, we must make our way through a fascinating landscape of topics and considerations. Read the book and learn about oracles, genies, singletons; about boxing methods, tripwires, and mind crime; about humanity's cosmic endowment and differential technological development; indirect normativity, instrumental convergence, whole brain emulation and technology couplings; Malthusian economics and dystopian evolution; artificial intelligence, and biological cognitive enhancement, and collective intelligence. This profoundly ambitious and original book picks its way carefully through a vast tract of forbiddingly difficult intellectual terrain. Yet the writing is so lucid that it somehow makes it all seem easy. After an utterly engrossing journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent life, we find in Nick Bostrom's work nothing less than a reconceptualization of the essential task of our time.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780198739838
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221817733

Product Key Features

Subject Area
Assessment
Author
Nick Bostrom
Publication Name
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences, Computer Science
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
432 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
195mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
448g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Nick Bostrom
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

4.4

4.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 product ratings

5 product ratings

3 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

Would recommend

Good value

Compelling content

Most relevant reviews

5 out of 5 stars
by petite_dragon25 Oct, 2018
Extremely detailed and well written
I cannot think of any angle this book doesn't cover. It's an important read, as we move into an AI heavy world. Requires attention, as the language is sometimes technical and goes into great depth. Or you can just skip some of the parts. Compelling, and sometimes depressing, but critical to understand, arguments
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
3 out of 5 stars
by pecobeco15 Jun, 2016
SuperDetalied
The topic of the book is very interesting, but it is written with a lot of detailed. All this detailed can make some readers bored.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
4 out of 5 stars
by wrig-may03 Jan, 2018
Superin
Great book
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned

Best-selling in Adult Learning & University

See all

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best-selling in Adult Learning & University

Secrets Of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightening Calculation and Amazing Maths Tricks by Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer (Paperback, 2006)
4.8 out of 5 stars based on 16 product ratings
£0.99 New
---- Used
The Manipulated Man by Esther Vilar (Paperback, 2008)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 product ratings
£13.81 New
£12.50 Used
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz (Paperback, 2017)
4.9 out of 5 stars based on 41 product ratings
£6.27 New
£6.01 Used
The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel (Paperback, 2020)
4.3 out of 5 stars based on 10 product ratings
£6.03 New
£5.67 Used
Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life by Bill Perkins (Paperback, 2021)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
£6.79 New
---- Used
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C Gibson (Paperback, 2015)
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 8 product ratings
£7.04 New
---- Used
Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude by Mark Douglas (Hardcover, 2001)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 12 product ratings
£6.50 New
---- Used

Save on Adult Learning & University

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Adult Learning & University

The Concise Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene Paperback, English
£7.39
Trending at £9.10
Outside In: A Year of Growing & Displaying by Sean A. Pritchard Hardcover Book
£22.80
Trending at £23.55
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson NEW Paperback softback
£10.34
Trending at £11.06
NEW Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing(EMDR)Therapy : Basic Principles
£28.99
Trending at £29.40