A WALL STREET JOURNAL,WASHINGTON POST, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEARIn this ground-breaking blend of imaginative storytelling and scientific forecasting,a pioneering AI expert and a leading writer of speculative fiction join forces to answer an imperative question: How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty yearsAI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Within two decades,aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI will generate unprecedented wealth,revolutionize medicine and education through human-machine symbiosis,and create brand new forms of communication and entertainment. In liberating us from routine work,however,AI will also challenge the organizing principles of our economic and social order. Meanwhile,AI will bring new risks in the form of autonomous weapons and smart technology that inherits human bias. AI is at a tipping point,and people need to wake up-both to AI's radiant pathways and its existential perils for life as we know it. In this provocative,utterly original work of "scientific fiction," Kai-Fu Lee,the former president of Google China and bestselling author of AI Superpowers,joins forces with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In ten gripping short stories,set twenty years in the future,they introduce readers to an array of eye-opening 2041 settings: In San Francisco,a new industry,"job reallocation," arises to serve displaced workers In Tokyo,a music fan is swept up in an immersive form of celebrity worship In Mumbai,a teenage girl rebels when AI gets in the way of romance In Seoul,virtual teachers offer orphaned twins new ways to learn and connect In Munich,a rogue quantum computer scientist's revenge plot imperils the world By gazing toward a not-so-distant horizon,AI 2041 offers urgent insights into our collective future-while reminding readers that,ultimately,humankind remains the author of its destiny.
Publisher: Ebury PublishingISBN: 9780753559017Number of pages: 480Weight: 575 gDimensions: 234 x 153 x 34 mm
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An invaluable and entertaining vision of the futureThe perfect fusion of science and fiction,illuminating the pervasive impact artificial intelligence will have in our lives and the challenges we face in shaping a techno-future that benefits all of humanityWe have reached a momentous inflection point with AI,and no other book I've read captures it with such stunning insight and imaginationThrough amazingly entertaining stories,Lee and Chen take us on an immersive trip through the future and then zoom out with exceptionally clear explanations of the technology at work... enjoyable and eye-openingBy blending imaginative storytelling and technical expertise,Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan bring to life a vision for AI that addresses both our curiosity and our fears... CaptivatingThis inspired collaboration between a pioneering technologist and a visionary writer of science fiction offers bold and urgent insights into how these technologies may impact our livesIn this provocative,utterly original work,Kai-Fu Lee,the former president of Google China and bestselling author of AI Superpowers,teams up with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In ten gripping short storiesAI 2041 builds a multilayered view of a future where artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies become embedded in our lives,for good or ill...Well-crafted...This book serves as an imaginative invitation to consider the potential for harm that may arise from (AI) projects,however unintended
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