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Deep utopia : life and meaning in a solved world / by Bostrom, Nick,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Suppose that we develop superintelligence safely, govern it well, and make good use of the cornucopian wealth and near magical technological powers that this technology can unlock. If this transition to the machine intelligence era goes well, human labor becomes obsolete. We would thus enter a condition of "post-instrumentality", in which our efforts are not needed for any practical purpose. Furthermore, at technological maturity, human nature becomes entirely malleable. Here we confront a challenge that is not technological but philosophical and spiritual. In such a solved world, what is the point of human existence? What gives meaning to life? What do we do all day? Deep Utopia shines new light on these old questions, and gives us glimpses of a different kind of existence, which might be ours in the future.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Computers and civilization.; Meaning (Philosophy); Artificial intelligence;
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Westworld. [videorecording] / by Wood, Evan Rachel,1987-actor.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.; Wright, Jeffrey,actor.; Harris, Ed,1950-actor.; Barnes, Ben,1981-actor.; Berdal, Ingrid Bolsø,1980-actor.; Collins, Clifton,Jr,actor.; Thompson, Tessa,1983-actor.; Marsden, James,1973-actor.; HBO Films,production company.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Evan Rachel Wood, Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Ben Barnes, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Clifton Collins Jr., Tessa Thompson, James Marsden.The one-hour drama series is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, not matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. No rules, no laws, no judgment. Live without limits.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Science fiction television programs.; Artificial intelligence; Androids; Human-robot interaction;
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Life 3.0 : being human in the age of artificial intelligence / by Tegmark, Max,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."What jobs should be automated? How should our legal systems handle autonomous systems? How likely is the emergence of suprahuman intelligence? A.I. is the future of science, technology, and business--and there is no person better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark. What has A.I. brought us? Where will it lead us? The story of A.I. is the story of intelligence--of life processes as they evolve from bacteria (1.0) to humans (2.0), where life processes define their own software, to technology (3.0), where life processes design both their hardware and software. We know that A.I. is transforming work, laws, and weapons, as well as the dark side of computing (hacking and viral sabotage), raising questions that we all need to address: What jobs should be automated? How should our legal systems handle autonomous systems? How likely is the emergence of suprahuman intelligence? Is it possible to control suprahuman intelligence? How do we ensure that the uses of A.I. remain beneficial? These are the issues at the heart of this book and its unique perspective, which seeks a ground apart from techno-skepticism and digital utopia"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Automation; Artificial intelligence; Automation; Technological forecasting.;
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Gemina / by Kaufman, Amie.; Kristoff, Jay.; Lu, Marie,1984-;
"When the space station Heimdall is invaded, Hannah and Nik must work together to defeat the enemy"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space stations; Interplanetary voyages; Artificial intelligence;
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Foe : a novel / by Reid, Iain,1981-author.;
"We don't get visitors. Not out here. We never have. Junior and Hen are a quiet married couple. They live a comfortable, solitary life on their farm, far from the city lights, but in close quarters with each other. One day, a stranger from the city arrives with surprising news: Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm ... very far away. The most unusual part? Arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Hen won't have a chance to miss him at all, because she won't be left alone-not even for a moment. Hen will have company. Familiar company. Foe examines the nature of domestic relationships, self-determination, and what it means to be (or not to be) a person. An eerily entrancing page-turner, it churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Married people; Space colonies; Artificial intelligence;
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The matrix. [videorecording] / by Groff, Jonathan,actor.; Hemon, Aleksandar,1964-screenwriter.; Hill, Grant,film producer.; McTeigue, James,film producer.; Mitchell, David(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Moss, Carrie-Anne,1970-actor.; Reeves, Keanu,actor.; Ricci, Christina,actor.; Wachowski, Lana,1965-film producer,screenwriter,film director.; Village Roadshow Pictures,presenter.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.;
Keanu Reeves, Christina Ricci, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jonathan Groff, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris, Jada Pinkett Smith, Yahya Abdul-mateen Ii.For 20 years, coder Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) had been living an ordinary life in San Francisco, save for haunting dreams of surreal conflict. It took an encounter with Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) for him to realize that his consciousness had again been imprisoned by the Matrix--and that Neo must reunite with Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss) to aid humanity's new rebellion against its cybernetic captors.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R; for violence and some language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Artificial intelligence; Computer systems; Virtual reality;
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After world : a novel / by Urbanski, Debbie,author.;
'Station Eleven' meets 'House of Leaves' in this groundbreaking debut that follows the story of an an Artificial Intelligence tasked with writing a novel, only for them to fall in love with their subject, the last human on Earth.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Love; Authors;
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Mal goes to war / by Ashton, Edward,author.;
"The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting. A dark comedy wrapped in a techno thriller's skin, Mal Goes to War provides a satirical take on war, artificial intelligence, and what it really means to be human"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Black humor.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Cyborgs; War;
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Rogue protocol / by Wells, Martha,author.;
"Sci-fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris 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"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Robots; Androids; Artificial intelligence; Space flight;
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The brainiac's book of robots and AI / by Virr, Paul.; Russell, Harriet,1977-;
Read this and you'll become a total brainiac who knows: which gross and scary jobs only robots can do, how nanobots could battle bugs inside the human body and why self-driving cars save lives. Put your techy know-how to the test and try these activities: Build a grippy robot hand; Make a mechanical hopping frog; Try to beat a basketball robot's top score!6-10 years old.
Subjects: Robotics; Artificial intelligence; Robots;
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