18 books like The Alignment Problem

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Superintelligence Nick Bostrom · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of… Shares: Aspect moral, Cognitive Science, Moral and ethical aspects, Intelligence artificielle

Introduction to machine learning and bioinformatics Sushmita Mitra · 2008 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Lucidly Integrates Current ActivitiesFocusing on both fundamentals and recent advances, Introduction to Machine Learning and Bioinformatics presents an informative and accessible account of the ways in which these two increasingly intertwined areas relate to each other. Examines Connections between Machine Learning & Bio Shares: Machine learning, Intelligence artificielle, Artificial Intelligence

Still Here Bunty Avieson · 2019 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Still Here . . . investigates the role and practices in contemporary culture of memoir focusing on illness, death, loss and other experiences of trauma; writing as cure, therapy, or healing narrative. Editors, Sue Joseph, Bunty Avieson and Fiona Giles have brought together this collection of scholarly essays that provide an overview of the areas which trauma memoir has tended to cover, for… Shares: Aspect moral, Moral and ethical aspects, Aspect social, Social aspects

Treatise on Good Robots Krzysztof Tchon · 2013 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate This volume investigates the ways emerging technologies in the fields of robotics and bio-robotics are influencing society. It necessarily considers both philosophical and technological study of robots, including what it means for robots to exist as good and moral entities, and how they benefit humans and enhance their quality of life. Contributors address artificial intelligence and social… Shares: Aspect moral, Moral and ethical aspects, Aspect social, Social aspects

Artificial culture Tama Leaver · 2011 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "Artificial Culture is an examination of the articulation, construction, and representation of "the artificial" in contemporary popular cultural texts, especially science fiction films and novels. The book argues that today we live in an artificial culture due to the deep and inextricable relationship between people, our bodies, and technology at large. While the artificial is often imagined as… Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Aspect social, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence

Car crime Claire Corbett · 2003 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Crime involving cars – whether involving offences by drivers or theft of and from cars – represents a substantial proportion of offences committed, and occupies an enormous amount of police time. But it is not always perceived as the serious crime that it is: many traffic offences cause enormous harm in terms of death and injury, but are often not regarded seriously by drivers, the criminal… Shares: Aspect social, Social aspects

The Master Algorithm Pedro Domingos · 2015 · ★ 3.7 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In the world's top research labs and universities, the race is on to invent the ultimate learning algorithm: one capable of discovering any knowledge from data, and doing anything we want, before we even ask. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos lifts the veil to give us a peek inside the learning machines that power Google, Amazon, and your smartphone. He assembles a blueprint for the future… Shares: Cognitive Science, Machine learning, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence

The Age of A.I. Henry Kissinger · 2021 · ★ 3.4 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all. Generative AI is filling the internet with false information. Artists, writers, and many other professionals are in fear of their jobs. AI is discovering new medicines, running military drones, and… Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Aspect social, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence

HTML & CSS QuickStart Guide David DuRocher · 2021 · 361p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Master HTML and CSS fundamentals to create beautiful websites. The best book on the market for modern web design fundamentals! Every one of the over 4 billion webpages online today use HTML markup language to display its content. HTML is everywhere. Experienced developers know that a mastery of HTML and CSS fundamentals is not only an essential web design skill, but also the solid foundation… Shares: Computers, Science

Computer Networking William Smith · 2024 "Computer Networking: From Basics to Expert Proficiency" is a comprehensive guide designed to equip both beginners and seasoned IT professionals with a profound understanding of computer networking. Meticulously organized across ten essential chapters, this book delves into the fundamental principles and advanced concepts of network models, architectures, transmission media, data link layers, IP… Shares: Computers, Science

Knowledge spaces Dietrich Albert · 1999 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Based on the formal concept of "knowledge structures" originally proposed by Jean-Claude Falmagne and Jean-Paul Doignon, this book contains descriptions of methodological developments and experimental investigations as well as applications for various knowledge domains. The authors address three main topics: theoretical issues and extensions of Doignon & Falmagne's theory of knowledge… Shares: Cognitive Science, Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

Advances in artificial intelligence Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence. Conference · 1996 · 457p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Followingalongtraditionofexcellence,theseventeentheditionoftheconference of the Canadian Society for the Computational Studies of Intelligence continued the success of its predecessors. This edition re?ected the energy and diversity of the Canadian AI community and the many international partnerships that this community has successfully established. AI 2004 attracted high-quality submissions from… Shares: Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence

Inferred functions of performance and learning Siegfried Engelmann · 2003 · 536p · ≈ 17h · Moderate This ambitious, highly theoretical book provides a capstone for the careers of two very distinguished scholars. It begins with an analysis of what functions and systems must exist for any organism or machine to perform an unlearned act, that is, with an analysis of what must be "wired into" the organism or machine. Once the basics of unlearned responding have been established, the authors then… Shares: Cognitive Science, Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

Satisficing Games and Decision Making Wynn C. Stirling · 2003 · 267p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning Paradigms Aristomenis S. Lampropoulos · 2015 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate This timely book presents Applications in Recommender Systems which are making recommendations using machine learning algorithms trained via examples of content the user likes or dislikes. Recommender systems built on the assumption of availability of both positive and negative examples do not perform well when negative examples are rare. It is exactly this problem that the authors address in the… Shares: Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence

The Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 462p · ≈ 15h · Moderate From the critically acclaimed author of Fooled by Randomness, a book about the impact of improbable events on every aspect of life. Shares: Aspect social, Social aspects

Life 3.0 Max Tegmark · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity… Shares: Moral and ethical aspects, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence, Science

The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi · 2009 · ★ 3.8 · 365p · ≈ 12h · Moderate What Happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? In The Windup Girl, award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi returns to the world of "The Calorie Man"( Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award-winner, Hugo Award nominee, 2006) and "Yellow Card Man" (Hugo Award nominee, 2007) in order to… Shares: Aspect social, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence

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