18 books like Life 3.0

What to read after Life 3.0 — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Novacene James Lovelock · 2019 · ★ 3.8 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A fascinating new study from the originator of the Gaia Theory, “who conceived the first wholly new way of looking at life on earth since Charles Darwin” (Independent)One of the world’s leading scientific thinkers offers a vision of a future epoch in which humans and artificial intelligence unite to save the Earth. James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental… Shares: Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy

Reliability Models of Complex Systems for Robots and Automation Hamid Fazlollahtabar · 2017 · 93p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Automation, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Technology

Military Robots Jai Galliott · 2015 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Philosophers have wrestled over the morality and ethics of war for nearly as long as human beings have been waging it. The death and destruction that unmanned warfare entails magnifies the moral and ethical challenges we face in conventional warfare and everyday society. Intrinsically linked are questions and perennial problems concerning what justifies the initial resort to war, who may be… Shares: Moral and ethical aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Philosophy

The driver in the driverless car Vivek Wadhwa · 2017 · ★ 2.5 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Technology is advancing faster than ever--but for better or for worse? On the one hand, astonishing technology developments such as personalized genomics, self-driving cars, drones, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, these very same technologies could raise the specter of a frightening and alienating future--eugenics, a jobless… Shares: Technology, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence

Zhongguo zao qi ke ji qi kan hui bianYasha Jiang

Zhongguo zao qi ke ji qi kan hui bian Yasha Jiang · 2008 · 739p · ≈ 24h · Moderate Shares: Technology, Science

Obsolete Garrison Lovely · 2024 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Is AI a bubble or humanity’s last invention? An existing harm or an existential threat? Obsolete cuts through the hype and false binaries to answer all the AI questions you have, while raising some you probably aren’t prepared for.The richest companies in history are racing to build a machine that replaces human labor—all of it. And, as this provocative new book insists, the only surefire way… Shares: Technology, Science

Robot Rights David J. Gunkel · 2018 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots.We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices of different configurations and capabilities slowly but surely come to take up increasingly important positions in everyday social reality—self-driving vehicles, recommendation algorithms, machine learning… Shares: Moral and ethical aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

Generation robot Terri Favro · 2018 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Generation Robot covers a century of science fiction, fact and, speculation--from the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov's seminal robot masterpiece, I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial and human intelligence are predicted to merge. Beginning with a childhood informed by pop-culture robots in movies, in comic books, and on TV in the 1960s to adulthood where the possibilities of… Shares: Technology, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence, Science

Robot ethics Patrick Lin · 2011 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to follow a code of ethics, if this is even possible? Are there risks in forming emotional bonds with robots? How might society--and ethics--change with robotics? This volume is the first book to bring together prominent… Shares: Moral and ethical aspects, Ethics, Social aspects

Advances in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Tru Cao · 2009 · 797p · ≈ 26h · Moderate The International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL) is one of the leading international conferences in digital libraries research. The conference has come a long way since its inception in 1998 as the First Asia Digital Library Workshop held in Hong Kong. Since then, the conference has traveled across the Asian continent and has been hosted by Taiwan (ICADL 1999), Seoul, Korea (ICADL… Shares: Human-computer interaction, Artificial Intelligence

Intelligent Human Computer Interaction Uma Shanker Tiwary · 2018 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2023, held in Daegu, South Korea, during November 8–10, 2023.The 55 full papers and 16 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 139 submissions. They were organized in topical… Shares: Human-computer interaction, Artificial Intelligence

Underwater Robots Gianluca Antonelli · 2003 · 273p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A classic in underwater robotics. One of the first volumes in the “Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics” series, it has been a bestseller through the previous three editions. Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition, the fourth edition comes to print. The book addresses the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. With respect to the third edition, it has been… Shares: Automation, Artificial Intelligence

The Inevitable Kevin Kelly · 2016 · ★ 3.9 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate An expert tech writer discusses the forces and trends that will revolutionize daily life through the upcoming technological advances of the next thirty years. Shares: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Technology, Social aspects

Foundations of Augmented Cognition Dylan D. Schmorrow · 2005 · 1304p · ≈ 43h · Moderate Bringing together a comprehensive and diverse collection of research, theory, and thought, this volume builds a foundation for the new field of Augmented Cognition research and development. The first section introduces general Augmented Cognition methods and techniques, including physiological and neurophysiological measures such as EEG and fNIR; adaptive techniques; and sensors and algorithms… Shares: Human-computer interaction, Artificial Intelligence

Rogue Protocol Martha Wells · 2018 · ★ 4.2 · 158p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Sci-Fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayChris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good." Shares: Human-computer interaction, Artificial Intelligence

Exit Strategy Martha Wells · 2018 · ★ 4.4 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes to a thrilling conclusion in Exit Strategy. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous… Shares: Human-computer interaction, Artificial Intelligence

Humachine Nada R. Sanders · 2019 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "What started as an inquiry into how executives can adopt AI to harness the best of human and machine capabilities turned into a much more profound rumination on the future of humanity and enterprise. This is a wake up call for business leaders across all sectors of the economy. Not only should you implement AI regardless of your industry, but once you do, you should fight to stay true to your… Shares: Automation, Human-computer interaction, Artificial Intelligence

Renewable energy resources John Twidell · 1986 · ★ 3.7 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Renewable Energy Resources is a numerate and quantitative text. It covers the many renewables technologies implemented worldwide by harnessing sustainable resources, mitigating pollution and climate change, and providing cost effective services.This fourth edition is extensively updated by John Twidell with global developments as underpinned by fundamental analysis and illustrated by case studies… Shares: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Science

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