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This is a detailed and interesting book though 35% of the book is footnotes, bibliography and index. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence. The singularity could destroy us all pacific standard. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become. Bostrom has a background in physics, computational neuroscience, and mathematical logic as well as philosophy. Nick bostrom talks about his new book, superintelligence report profane or abusive content. Nick bostrom s most popular book is superintelligence. Nick bostrom is professor at oxford university, where he is the founding director of the future of humanity institute, a multidisciplinary research center which enables a set of exceptional mathematicians, philosophers, and scientists to think about global priorities and big questions for humanity. Access a free summary of superintelligence, by nick bostrom and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. Nick bostrom is a professor at the oxford university, where he heads the future of humanity institute, a research group of mathematicians, philosophers and scientists tasked with investigating the big picture for the human condition and its future. Nick bostrom is a swedishborn philosopher at the university of oxford known for his work on.
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