Nick bostrom the superintelligence control problem. Paths, dangers, strategies became an improbable bestseller in 2014 alex massie, times scotland about the author nick bostrom is professor in the faculty of philosophy at oxford university and founding director of the future of humanity institute and of the programme on the impacts of future technology within the. Superintelligence is a warning against developing artificial intelligence ai. Taking superintelligence seriously future of humanity institute. Though bostrom recognizes many of the objections to what would be classed as eugenics, he buries the fear in an artificially improved humanity. Nick bostrom is professor in the faculty of philosophy at oxford university and founding director of the future of humanity institute and of the programme on the impacts of future technology within the oxford martin school. He is the author of some 200 publications, including anthropic bias 2002, global catastrophic risks 2008, human enhancement 2009, and superintelligence. Paths, dangers, strategies reprint edition, kindle edition. Once there is humanlevel ai there will soon be superintelligence.
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