E-raamat: As If Human: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence

[ An] elegant and erudite book. [ Shadbolt and Hampsons] contention is that we should always treat machines as if humans were attached and hold them to the same, if not higher, standards of accountability.John Thornhill, Financial Times

Shadbolt and Hampson write with dry wit, and there are some fascinating debates about the ethics of AI, from whether it matters how we treat sex robots to how a machine might embody fairness or respect.Tom Knowles, The Telegraph

Well worth a read. . . . Very accessible.Enlightened Economist

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AI is the defining technology of our agethe ethical questions it raises are among the most important we face. As If Human gives us a clear set of principles to navigate this new world.Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman, CEO, and cofounder, Blackstone

Compelling and inspiring, As If Human takes the debate on AI ethics to a new levelwell beyond the visceral moralizing and homespun philosophizing that fetter the current conversation.Richard Susskind, OBE KC (Hon), author of Online Courts and the Future of Justice

In this lucid, accessible, and compelling book, Nigel Shadbolt and Roger Hampson invite us to consider how we wish to live with AI in the twenty-first century. Their creative recommendation is that we treat AI as if it were humanthat we ensure it is both transparent and accountable to humans and protective of human rights. In a field rife with hand-wringing, they provide grounds for optimism.Dame Louise Richardson, president, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and former vice-chancellor, University of Oxford

A searching and accessible guide to artificial intelligence with a useful idea: treat machines like human beings and demand they treat us that way too.Michael Ignatieff, Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI

This is a very accessible and well-reasoned consideration of the ethics of AI, offering a framework that can address future developments in AI alongside its current dynamics.Stephen C. Slota, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin