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The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy by Tom Chivers - ISBN: 9781474608794
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Rational thinkers ponder AI doomsday: will logic save us?

The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy

Superintelligent AI and the Geeks Who Are Trying to Save Humanity's Future

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    11 January 2021

Summary

‘A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever’ JON RONSON

‘Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future’ LEWIS DARTNELL, author of THE KNOWLEDGE and ORIGINS

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474608794
ISBN-10:1474608795
Author:Tom Chivers
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:11 January 2021
Weight:260g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever

Artificial Intelligence, of a superhuman level, is coming. But how soon will it emerge, and how will it impact our world? Will it offer us salvation or bring apocalypse? In this utterly captivating book, Tom Chivers meets both the computer engineers working to build an AI and the Rationalists striving to prevent the worst. Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future

Tom Chivers’ meticulously researched book is intriguing, persuasive and eye-opening. His writing is warm and witty as he takes us on a surprisingly moving journey to decide - rationally - whether we really are playing Russian roulette with our future

An intellectual history of our times - THE TIMES

About The Author

Tom Chivers

Tom Chivers is a science writer and author. He was given Royal Statistical Society ‘Statistical Excellence in Journalism’ awards in 2018 and 2020, and was declared the Science Writer of the Year by the Association of British Science Writers in 2021. His two previous books are The Rationalist’s Guide to the Galaxy and How to Read Numbers (with David Chivers).

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