The New Fire
War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI
$60.06
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
24 March 2022
Summary
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the modern world. It is ubiquitous—in our homes and offices, in the present and most certainly in the future. Today, we encounter AI as our distant ancestors once encountered fire. If we manage AI well, it will become a force for good, lighting the way to many transformative inventions. If we deploy it thoughtlessly, it will advance beyond our control. If we wield it for destruction, it will fan the flames of a new kind of war, one that holds democra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262046541 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262046547 |
| Author: | Ben Buchanan, Andrew Imbrie |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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”[An] authoritative, coruscating analysis of [AI’s] current and future significance” - Andrew Robinson, Nature
“[An] authoritative, coruscating analysis of [AI’s] current and future significance” – Andrew Robinson, Nature
About The Author
Ben Buchanan
Ben Buchanan is on leave from his professorship at Georgetown University to serve in the Biden-Harris Administration as the Assistant Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Previously, he was also a Senior Faculty Fellow and Director of the CyberAI Project at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at Georgetown. He is the author of The Hacker and the State and The Cybersecurity Dilemma.
Andrew Imbrie is a Senior Fellow at CSET. He is currently on leave from Georgetown while serving in the State Department. He is the author of Power on the Precipice.
The views and opinions expressed in this book are the authors’ alone and do not necessarily represent the views of the US government or Department of State. The New Fire was completed prior to their entry into government service.
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