Are Humans Obsolete? |
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Author:
| Hull, Jim |
ISBN: | 978-1-4523-0926-2 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
Publisher: | Smashwords
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $5.99 |
Book Description:
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Today machines can outplay us at chess, perform surgeries, manage airports, design buildings, act in films. Soon they'll compete with us in nearly every field. Will this cause mass layoffs and riots? Or will we benefit? ... Plus a clear look at our high-tech culture of adolescence, a way to make sense of modern media, and a bird's-eye view of the turf war between science and religion.
Today machines can outplay us at chess, perform surgeries, manage airports, design buildings, act in films. Soon they'll compete with us in nearly every field. Will this cause mass layoffs and riots? Or will we benefit? ... Plus a clear look at our high-tech culture of adolescence, a way to make sense of modern media, and a bird's-eye view of the turf war between science and religion.