LEADER 04266oam 2200733K 450 001 9910798075303321 005 20230929201410.0 010 $a0-262-33183-7 010 $a0-262-33182-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000459620 035 $a(EBL)3433796 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001532772 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12619934 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001532772 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11475799 035 $a(PQKB)11692966 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3433796 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat07288335 035 $a(IDAMS)0b00006484a51e23 035 $a(IEEE)7288335 035 $a(OCoLC)917889148$z(OCoLC)963361255$z(OCoLC)965532749$z(OCoLC)990462392$z(OCoLC)1058443367 035 $a(OCoLC-P)917889148 035 $a(MaCbMITP)10058 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3433796 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11088078 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL822585 035 $a(OCoLC)917889148 035 $a(PPN)192423959 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000459620 100 $a20150812d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe technological singularity /$fMurray Shanahan 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$cThe MIT Press,$d[2015] 215 $a1 online resource (269 pages) 225 0 $aThe MIT Press essential knowledge series. 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-52780-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRoutes to Artificial Intelligence -- Whole Brain Emulation -- Engineering AI -- Superintelligence -- AI and Consciousness -- The Impact of AI -- Heaven or Hell. 330 $a"The idea that human history is approaching a 'singularity'--that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines or cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both--has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious debate. Some singularity theorists predict that if the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at its current dizzying rate, the singularity could come about in the middle of the present century. Murray Shanahan offers an introduction to the idea of the singularity and considers the ramifications of such a potentially seismic event. Shanahan's aim is not to make predictions but rather to investigate a range of scenarios. Whether we believe that singularity is near or far, likely or impossible, apocalypse or utopia, the very idea raises crucial philosophical and pragmatic questions, forcing us to think seriously about what we want as a species. Shanahan describes technological advances in AI, both biologically inspired and engineered from scratch. Once human-level AI--theoretically possible, but difficult to accomplish--has been achieved, he explains, the transition to superintelligent AI could be very rapid. Shanahan considers what the existence of superintelligent machines could mean for such matters as personhood, responsibility, rights, and identity. Some superhuman AI agents might be created to benefit humankind; some might go rogue. (Is Siri the template, or HAL?) The singularity presents both an existential threat to humanity and an existential opportunity for humanity to transcend its limitations. Shanahan makes it clear that we need to imagine both possibilities if we want to bring about the better outcome"--MIT CogNet. 606 $aArtificial intelligence$xForecasting 606 $aArtificial intelligence$xPsychological aspects 606 $aTechnology$xSocial aspects 606 $aConscious automata 606 $aBrain$xComputer simulation 610 $aCOGNITIVE SCIENCES/General 610 $aCOMPUTER SCIENCE/Artificial Intelligence 615 0$aArtificial intelligence$xForecasting. 615 0$aArtificial intelligence$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aTechnology$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aConscious automata. 615 0$aBrain$xComputer simulation. 676 $a006.3 700 $aShanahan$b Murray$01534151 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798075303321 996 $aThe technological singularity$93781452 997 $aUNINA