0: Introduction 1: REPRESENTATION 2: FAIRNESS 3: TRANSPARENCY 4: REINFORCEMENT 5: SHAPING 6: CURIOSITY 7: IMITATION 8: INFERENCE 9: UNCERTAINTY 10: Conclusion
Brian Christian is the bestselling author of The Most Human Human and co-author, with Tim Griffiths, of Algorithms to Live By. He regularly contributes to The New Yorker, Guardian, Wall Street Journal and Paris Review. He has lectured at Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and has won several awards for his work.
'Essential reading. Christian brings much needed clarity to a
subject that is often talked about but little understood.' - Tim
O'Reilly - founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media
'Vital reading. This is the book on artificial intelligence we need
right now. Brian Christian takes us on a technically fluent (yet
widely accessible) journey through the most important questions
facing AI and humanity.' - Mike Krieger, co-founder of
Instagram
'An abundantly researched and captivating book that explores the
road humanity has taken to create a successor for itself-a road
that's rich with surprising discoveries, unexpected obstacles,
ingenious solutions and, increasingly, hard questions about the
soul of our species.' - Jaan Tallinn, cofounder of Skype and the
Future of Life Institute
'A fascinating, provocative, and insightful tour of all the ways
that AI goes wrong and all the ways people are trying to fix it.
Essential reading if you want to understand where our world is
heading.' - Stuart Russell, professor of computer science,
University of California, Berkeley, and author of Human
Compatible
'Required reading for anyone influencing policy where algorithms
are in play - which is everywhere. But unlike much required
reading, the book is a delight to read, a playful romp through
personalities and relatable snippets of science history that put
the choices of our present moment into context.' - Jennifer Pahlka,
founder of Code for America and former deputy CTO of the United
States
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