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The AI Does Not Hate You: Superintelligence, Rationality and the Race to Save the World Hardcover – 13 Jun. 2019

by Tom Chivers (Author)

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'Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future' Lewis Dartnell, author of The Knowledge and Origins

'The AI does not hate you, nor does it love you, but you are made of atoms which it can use for something else'

This is a book about AI and AI risk. But it's also more importantly about a community of people who are trying to think rationally about intelligence, and the places that these thoughts are taking them, and what insight they can and can't give us about the future of the human race over the next few years. It explains why these people are worried, why they might be right, and why they might be wrong. It is a book about the cutting edge of our thinking on intelligence and rationality right now by the people who stay up all night worrying about it.

Along the way, we discover why we probably don't need to worry about a future AI resurrecting a perfect copy of our minds and torturing us for not inventing it sooner, but we perhaps should be concerned about paperclips destroying life as we know it; how Mickey Mouse can teach us an important lesson about how to program AI; and how a more rational approach to life could be what saves us all.

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304 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date

13 Jun. 2019
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14 x 3.2 x 21.8 cm
ISBN-10

1474608779
ISBN-13

978-1474608770
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A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever

Artificial Intelligence, of a superhuman level, is coming. But how soon will it emerge, and how will it impact our world? Will it offer us salvation or bring apocalypse? In this utterly captivating book, Tom Chivers meets both the computer engineers working to build an AI and the Rationalists striving to prevent the worst. Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future -- LEWIS DARTNELL, author of THE KNOWLEDGE and ORIGINS

Tom Chivers' meticulously researched book is intriguing, persuasive and eye-opening. His writing is warm and witty as he takes us on a surprisingly moving journey to decide - rationally - whether we really are playing Russian roulette with our future -- HANNAH FRY, author of HELLO WORLD

This book is about so much more than AI. It's about what happens when an attempt at perfectly rational behaviour meets the messy complications of humanity and its achievements. In an increasingly digitised world, the outcome has something to say about us all. The brilliance of this book is the challenge it presents, because we can't examine the Rationalists without also examining ourselves. Tom Chivers is a fascinating and honest guide along that bumpy road -- DR HELEN CZERSKI, author of THE STORM IN A TEACUP

Tom Chivers' book is like a self-help guide to stop panicking about technology for people who watched Terminator too many times when they were young. The content is completely gripping. But I think the thing I like best is the tone. He has this OK-lets-all-chill-out-and-look-at-this-rationally approach which makes me feel, for whole minutes at a time, that maybe things are going to be OK and we won't all die in hellfire -- IAN DUNT, editor of politics.co.uk and author of BREXIT: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENS NOW?

In this informative account of his encounters with the Rationalists . . . Tom Chivers follows a formula pioneered by those chronicling Silicon Valley for Wired magazine in the 1990s. He writes movingly about his insecurities over what the future will bring, telling the head of CFAR, "I'm scared for my children" . . . It is a resonant moment' ― TLS

An intellectual history of our times ― THE TIMES

...[an] intellectual history of our times. ― THE TIMES

About the Author

TOM CHIVERS is a science writer and author. He was awarded the Royal Statistical Society 'statistical excellence in journalism' award in 2018, and was highly commended for the same prize in 2017; he has also been shortlisted for the Association of British Science Writers award and a British Journalism Award in science writing, and won the American Psychological Society media award, all in 2017. His first book, THE AI DOES NOT HATE YOU, was declared one of the Times's science books of 2019. He worked for seven years at the Telegraph and three years at BuzzFeed before going freelance in 2018, and was once described by Sir Terry Pratchett as 'far too nice to be a journalist'.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Weidenfeld & Nicolson (13 Jun. 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1474608779
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1474608770
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14 x 3.2 x 21.8 cm

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Jimbo Brix

Digestable and very amusing overview of AI

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2019

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I work in Tech and thought this was brilliant overview of the Rationalist view of AI, and we what we (might) need to worry about. Tom dealt with difficult technical, logical and philosophical concepts and broke them down into digestible chunks. I really like his writing style that often made me laugh, not just because of the bizarre people and views in the rationalist world. I highly recommend this book.

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Mr. A. Hughes

Very interesting read for a novice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2019

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I found this book an interesting introduction to AI and the people (mainly US based it seems) who spend their lives developing, studying and thinking about its uses and dangers. As a fan of Tom's articles on science and tech in national newspapers, I enjoy his easy style of writing and open mind to the ideas and concepts he describes, which in other hands might have become impenetrable. At points the book switches between linear story telling and almost discrete, standalone essays on key ideas and concepts, which worked for me, but might not be to everyone's taste. My only criticism would be the book could really do with an easy to use reading list at the back, with a line on the writers mentioned with their books/articles, as there are a lot of interesting books/articles mentioned - maybe something for the paperback?

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H. Daria

Insightful, Fun and Hopeful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2020

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I had no background when it came to AI and the rationalist community. I was just a curious person wanting to know more about how AI works and why it might be a threat. Got way more out of the book than expected! Not only was it easy to understand, because it explained all the basics, but it was also funny and quirky at times, making it even more interesting! 100% recommend for curious minds!

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Rob

An enjoyable and fascinating look at the future

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2019

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A fantastic read which has enough depth for techies but is also approachable for those who are new to AI.

Having delved in to this space via the Josh Clark Podcast "End of the World" I was glued to the book throughout. It's a riveting look at where we're inexorably heading as a species.

Highly recommended.

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Jack Jordan

Thought-provoking treatment of a fascinating subject

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2019

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An excellent read from one of the best science writers in the UK.

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Biro

Entertaining and important

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 February 2020

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One of the more readable books on AI. However especially toward the end he spends too much time on the rationalists.

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Kieran O'Brien

A great read - a great introduction to AI risk

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2019

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A detailed, fun, and often funny dive into a detailed and scary topic. Tom treats the audience and subjects of the book with a deft hand and explores the idea of AI risk and the subcultures around it in an approachable way.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2020

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I really enjoyed this book.

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