In late 2019, we published “7 Classic Books To Deepen Your Understanding Of Artificial Intelligence.”
It’s time to run it back. Here are 7 more thought-provoking books that explore the technology, business, politics, and ethics of artificial intelligence.
Few topics are more important to be well-informed and thoughtful about in the twenty-first century. Read up!
A World Without Work
By Daniel Susskind
For centuries, people have worried that new technologies—from the mechanical loom to the internal combustion engine—would replace human labor and render us superfluous. And for centuries, these fears have proven misplaced as new technologies have increased our productivity and created new jobs.
In A World Without Work, Susskind convincingly makes the case that this time truly is different—that in the coming decades, artificial intelligence will put broad swaths of the human population out of work.
What will it mean for society as more and more of the jobs that underpin our economy are automated? What steps can we take to mitigate the worst side effects of this transition? And most profoundly: how will we use our time, measure our lives and find purpose in a world in which people no longer need to work?
These questions are among the most important of our era. There are no easy answers. But this book does an excellent job of framing the issues.
Genius Makers
By Cade Metz
Genius Makers is the enthralling, entertaining story of how the modern field of artificial intelligence came to be. Informed by hundreds of exclusive interviews, the book is brimming with colorful anecdotes and behind-the-scenes details about the birth of deep learning. It focuses above all on the characters who ushered in today’s AI revolution: Geoff Hinton, Demis Hassabis, Yann LeCun, Fei-Fei Li, Jeff Dean and more.
For anyone interested in the field of artificial intelligence and its roots, this book is essential reading.
What Computers Still Can’t Do
By Hubert Dreyfus
Originally published in 1972 and then updated in 1992, this classic text argues from first principles that digital computers may never be able to fully replicate higher mental functions. Thoughtfully fusing philosophy, history, psychology and engineering, the book’s skeptical perspective cannot easily be dismissed.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robtoews/2022/03/01/7-must-read-books-about-artificial-intelligence/?sh=27f6f7f946e9
It’s time to run it back. Here are 7 more thought-provoking books that explore the technology, business, politics, and ethics of artificial intelligence.
Few topics are more important to be well-informed and thoughtful about in the twenty-first century. Read up!
A World Without Work
By Daniel Susskind
For centuries, people have worried that new technologies—from the mechanical loom to the internal combustion engine—would replace human labor and render us superfluous. And for centuries, these fears have proven misplaced as new technologies have increased our productivity and created new jobs.
In A World Without Work, Susskind convincingly makes the case that this time truly is different—that in the coming decades, artificial intelligence will put broad swaths of the human population out of work.
What will it mean for society as more and more of the jobs that underpin our economy are automated? What steps can we take to mitigate the worst side effects of this transition? And most profoundly: how will we use our time, measure our lives and find purpose in a world in which people no longer need to work?
These questions are among the most important of our era. There are no easy answers. But this book does an excellent job of framing the issues.
Genius Makers
By Cade Metz
Genius Makers is the enthralling, entertaining story of how the modern field of artificial intelligence came to be. Informed by hundreds of exclusive interviews, the book is brimming with colorful anecdotes and behind-the-scenes details about the birth of deep learning. It focuses above all on the characters who ushered in today’s AI revolution: Geoff Hinton, Demis Hassabis, Yann LeCun, Fei-Fei Li, Jeff Dean and more.
For anyone interested in the field of artificial intelligence and its roots, this book is essential reading.
What Computers Still Can’t Do
By Hubert Dreyfus
Originally published in 1972 and then updated in 1992, this classic text argues from first principles that digital computers may never be able to fully replicate higher mental functions. Thoughtfully fusing philosophy, history, psychology and engineering, the book’s skeptical perspective cannot easily be dismissed.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robtoews/2022/03/01/7-must-read-books-about-artificial-intelligence/?sh=27f6f7f946e9
