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Heartificial intelligence : embracing our humanity to maximize machines, John C. Havens

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"Algorithms will soon know more about us than we know ourselves. Where should machine automation end? Is it acceptable to have a digital assistant arrange your calendar, but not to have a robot spouse? Are companion robots acceptable for seniors in need of comfort, but not okay for toddlers exposed to emotional software that could influence their behavior? Is it desirable to live a life within the virtual reality of Facebook's Oculus Rift, but not if your thoughts are sold to advertisers who manipulate your purchases? We've entered an era where a myriad of personalization algorithms influence our every decision, and the lines between human assistance, automation, and extinction have blurred. We need to create ethical standards for the Artificial Intelligence usurping our lives, and allow individuals to control their identity based on their values. Otherwise, we sacrifice our humanity for productivity versus purpose and for profits versus people. Featuring pragmatic solutions drawing on economics, emerging technologies, and positive psychology, Heartificial Intelligence provides the first values-driven approach to algorithmic living--a definitive roadmap to help humanity embrace the present and positively define their future. Each chapter opens with a fictional vignette, helping readers imagine how they would respond to various Artificial Intelligence scenarios while demonstrating the need to codify their values, as the algorithms dominating society today are already doing. Funny, poignant, and accessible, this book paints a vivid portrait of how our lives might look in either a dystopia of robotic and corporate dominance, or a utopia where humans use technology to enhance our natural abilities to evolve into a long-lived, super-intelligent, and altruistic species"--Publisher description
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eng
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xxxvi, 267 pages
Contents
  • A brief stay in the Uncanny Valley
  • The road to redundancy
  • The deception connection
  • Mythed opportunities
  • Ethics of epic proportions
  • Bullying briefs
  • A data in the life
  • A vision for values
  • Mandating morals
  • Mind the GAP (Gratitude, Altruism, and Purpose)
  • The evolution of economics
  • Our genuine challenge
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9780399171710
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Heartificial intelligence : embracing our humanity to maximize machines
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Heartificial intelligence
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embracing our humanity to maximize machines
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John C. Havens
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eng
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"Algorithms will soon know more about us than we know ourselves. Where should machine automation end? Is it acceptable to have a digital assistant arrange your calendar, but not to have a robot spouse? Are companion robots acceptable for seniors in need of comfort, but not okay for toddlers exposed to emotional software that could influence their behavior? Is it desirable to live a life within the virtual reality of Facebook's Oculus Rift, but not if your thoughts are sold to advertisers who manipulate your purchases? We've entered an era where a myriad of personalization algorithms influence our every decision, and the lines between human assistance, automation, and extinction have blurred. We need to create ethical standards for the Artificial Intelligence usurping our lives, and allow individuals to control their identity based on their values. Otherwise, we sacrifice our humanity for productivity versus purpose and for profits versus people. Featuring pragmatic solutions drawing on economics, emerging technologies, and positive psychology, Heartificial Intelligence provides the first values-driven approach to algorithmic living--a definitive roadmap to help humanity embrace the present and positively define their future. Each chapter opens with a fictional vignette, helping readers imagine how they would respond to various Artificial Intelligence scenarios while demonstrating the need to codify their values, as the algorithms dominating society today are already doing. Funny, poignant, and accessible, this book paints a vivid portrait of how our lives might look in either a dystopia of robotic and corporate dominance, or a utopia where humans use technology to enhance our natural abilities to evolve into a long-lived, super-intelligent, and altruistic species"--Publisher description
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The notion of robots gaining consciousness is beginning to become a reality, but the future of human happiness is dependent on our ability to teach machines what we value the most today. Featuring pragmatic solutions drawing on economics, emerging technologies, and positive psychology, Heartificial Intelligence provides a road map to help readers embrace the present and better define their future
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Havens, John C
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303.48/34
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index present
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non fiction
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bibliography
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True
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  • Artificial intelligence
  • Information technology
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Information technology
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embracing our humanity to maximize machines
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Heartificial intelligence : embracing our humanity to maximize machines, John C. Havens
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
A brief stay in the Uncanny Valley -- The road to redundancy -- The deception connection -- Mythed opportunities -- Ethics of epic proportions -- Bullying briefs -- A data in the life -- A vision for values -- Mandating morals -- Mind the GAP (Gratitude, Altruism, and Purpose) -- The evolution of economics -- Our genuine challenge
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ocn927438841
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23 cm
Extent
xxxvi, 267 pages
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9780399171710
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2015040084
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rdamedia
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(OCoLC)927438841
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Heartificial intelligence : embracing our humanity to maximize machines, John C. Havens
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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txt
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rdacontent
Contents
A brief stay in the Uncanny Valley -- The road to redundancy -- The deception connection -- Mythed opportunities -- Ethics of epic proportions -- Bullying briefs -- A data in the life -- A vision for values -- Mandating morals -- Mind the GAP (Gratitude, Altruism, and Purpose) -- The evolution of economics -- Our genuine challenge
Control code
ocn927438841
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xxxvi, 267 pages
Isbn
9780399171710
Lccn
2015040084
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
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(OCoLC)927438841

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