num_pages: 336
description: A groundbreaking narrative on the urgency of ethically designed AI and a guidebook to reimagining life in the era of intelligent machinesThe Age of Intelligent Machines is upon us and we are at a reflection point. The proliferation of fast-moving technologies including forms of artificial intelligence will cause us to confront profound questions about ourselves. The era of human intellectual superiority is ending and as a species we need to plan for this monumental shift.A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are examines the immense impact intelligent technology will have on humanity. These machines while challenging our personal beliefs and our socio-economic world order also have the potential to transform our health and well-being alleviate poverty and suffering and reveal the mysteries of intelligence and consciousness. International human rights attorney Flynn Coleman deftly argues that it is critical we instill values ethics and morals into our robots algorithms and other forms of AI. Equally important we need to develop and implement laws policies and oversight mechanisms to protect us from techs insidious threats.To realize AIs transcendent potential Coleman advocates for inviting a diverse group of voices to participate in designing our intelligent machines and using our moral imagination to ensure that human rights empathy and equity are core principles of emerging technologies. Ultimately A Human Algorithm is a clarion call for building a more humane future and moving conscientiously into a new frontier of our own design.
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title: A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are
publisher: Counterpoint