The result is a book that will have something of interest for technical and non-technical, philosophical and non-philosophical readers alike.
Bostrum has done a remarkable job of balancing readability with rigor. The book is commendable both for its scope and innovation. The book explores the ways in which such an intellect might come to be, and what may happen to us - and to the world - if one did. ‘Superintelligence’ as Bostrum uses the term, refers to ‘ny intellect that greatly exceeds the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest’ (Bostrum 2014, 22). Nick Bostrum’s book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, is the culmination of a small, but quickly expanding body of literature on the prospects for the rise of extremely advanced artificial general intelligence. After an utterly engrossing journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent life, we find in Nick Bostrom's work nothing less than a reconceptualization of the essential task of our time.Warning: This review is more academic than the average Practical Philosopher article. This profoundly ambitious and original book breaks down a vast track of difficult intellectual terrain. Will it be possible to construct a seed Artificial Intelligence, to engineer initial conditions so as to make an intelligence explosion survivable? How could one achieve a controlled detonation?
As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on humans than on the species itself, so would the fate of humankind depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence.īut we have one advantage: we get to make the first move. If machine brains surpassed human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become extremely powerful - possibly beyond our control. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack.
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life.
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