{"product_id":"fourth-age-smart-robots-conscious-computers-and-the-future-of-humanity","title":"Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eByron Reese\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781501158568\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAtria Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Age\u003c\/i\u003e not only discusses what the rise of A.I. will mean for us, it also forces readers to challenge their preconceptions. And it manages to do all this in a way that is both entertaining and engaging.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Age \u003c\/i\u003eoffers fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary implications for our species. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Age\u003c\/i\u003e, Byron Reese makes the case that technology has reshaped humanity just three times in history: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- 100,000 years ago, we harnessed fire, which led to language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- 10,000 years ago, we developed agriculture, which led to cities and warfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- 5,000 years ago, we invented the wheel and writing, which lead to the nation state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are now on the doorstep of a fourth change brought about by two technologies: AI and robotics.\u003ci\u003e The Fourth Age\u003c\/i\u003e provides extraordinary background information on how we got to this point, and \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e--rather than \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e--we should think about the topics we'll soon all be facing: machine consciousness, automation, employment, creative computers, radical life extension, artificial life, AI ethics, the future of warfare, superintelligence, and the implications of extreme prosperity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy asking questions like \"Are you a machine?\" and \"Could a computer \u003ci\u003efeel \u003c\/i\u003eanything?\", Reese leads you through a discussion along the cutting edge in robotics and AI, and, provides a framework by which we can all understand, discuss, and act on the issues of the Fourth Age, and how they'll transform humanity.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity | Byron Reese | Hardcover | 9781501158568 | Used: Very Good | Technology \u0026 Engineering 1733730","offer_id":50891581849858,"sku":"1733730","price":26.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71Qkloh2LeL.jpg?v=1793125287","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/fourth-age-smart-robots-conscious-computers-and-the-future-of-humanity","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}