Human-friendly artificial intelligence: so that machines don't take over the world.

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Human-Friendly Artificial Intelligence: Preventing Machines from Dominating the World by Stuart Russell… In the public imagination, artificial intelligence is on the verge of reaching a dangerous stage that threatens not only jobs and human relationships, but human civilization itself. In this groundbreaking book, renowned AI researcher Stuart Russell argues that this frightening scenario can be avoided, but only if we completely rethink the field of artificial intelligence. Russell begins by exploring the concept of intelligence in both humans and machines, and outlines the developments that must occur in the world of artificial intelligence before we can achieve superintelligence. The author also presents the ways in which humans are already misusing artificial intelligence, from autonomous lethal weapons to viruses, and emphasizes that if the expected developments occur and super-intelligence emerges, we will have created entities far more powerful than ourselves. So how can we ensure that these entities do not dominate us? How can we guarantee that these machines remain obedient and committed to achieving our human goals, without having any self-serving objectives? How can we avoid the terrifying conflict between humans and machines depicted in Hollywood movies and science fiction novels, and preserve our civilization and remain masters of our own destinies?