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Together: AI and Human. On The Same Side.

Name: Together: AI and Human. On The Same Side.
Rating: 3.98 (56 reviews)
Author: Zoltan Andrejkovics

Zoltan Andrejkovics September 27, 2019

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Synopsis

Artificial Intelligence is our society’s biggest opportunity. It will be the most influential technology of our century, but we still don’t know how to put this into the right path. This book is focusing on the philosophical side of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics while remaining rational and pragmatic.

We (not AI professionals) all have important questions:

How will it work?

Who will benefit from AI technologies?

Will robots think the way we do?

How will this new future look like?

Together tries to give thoughtful answers on these questions, we have a vision where AI won’t kill people, more likely to save many lives, a future where AI helps to build a better society.
What you won’t find in this book:

Mathematical equations and matrixes

Stories about robot vacuum cleaners (sorry pal)

Program codes

What you will certainly read in this book:

The most important questions connected to AI, AGI and ASI

Real world examples of AI applications and companies

An ideal vision how we could achieve a win-win situation with Artificial Intelligence

It is hard to summarize my opinion about AI in one sentence but I would say: “I have a minority report: Together“. I would recommend this book for people who are open-minded for a better future.

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