Contributor
Cunningham, Anne C. editor.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintNew York : Greenhaven Publishing, [2017]
Description192 pages ; 23 cm.
Note:CAN A MACHINE BE BUILT TO THINK LIKE A HUMAN? The singularity will arrive by 2030 / John J. Xenakis ; We must model evolution to achieve human-level AI / Roger Whitaker ; Rapid advances in AI raise potential dangers / Luke Westaway ; Machine intelligence will neither make humans extinct nor immortal / Charles T. Rubin ; AI needs consciousness to function safely in society / Hans Peter Willems -- HOW COULD AI AFFECT OUR SOCIETY? Opinions are divided on whether machines will replace workers / Aaron Smith and Janna Anderson ; Intelligent machines will make human workers obsolete / Moshe Y. Vardi ; The workforce of the future must adapt to more robots and fewer jobs / William H. Davidow and Michael S. Malone ; AI should be designed to benefit all of society / Toby Walsh ; AI will change how we learn - and what we need to learn / Anya Kamenetz -- SHOULD MACHINES BE BUILT LIKE HUMANS? Current technology cannot emulate human intelligence / Guia Marie Del Prado ; Researchers should focus on emotionally intelligent AI / Gideon Rosenblatt ; We need to define what determines a person / Corin Faife ; AI will take more jobs from humans / Scott Santens ; Collaborating with AI will make humans more creative / Loni Stark -- IS AI A THREAT TO THE HUMAN RACE? We must prevent threats from AI now / CyberNole ; Human-level AI cannot easily be controlled / Erica R. Hendry ; Experts say AI unlikely to be an existential threat / Sidney Perkowitz ; AI will benefit humanity, not destroy it / Ray Kurzweil ; The technological singularity will force us to reorganize our values / Rodhlann Jornod.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model...not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections - by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens - include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations...all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the question raised and offer no slick answers." -- Booklist
