Superintelligence
Superintelligence lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. This profoundly ambitious and original book breaks down a vast track of difficult intellectual terrain. After an utterly engrossing journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent life, we find in this work nothing less than a reconceptualization of the essential task of our time.
Praise for Superintelligence
"I highly recommend this book."
"Nick Bostrom's excellent book is the best thing I've seen on this topic. It is well worth a read."
— Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator and Co-Chairman of OpenAI
"Nick Bostrom makes a persuasive case that the future impact of AI is perhaps the most important issue the human race has ever faced. Instead of passively drifting, we need to steer a course. Superintelligence charts the submerged rocks of the future with unprecedented detail. It marks the beginning of a new era."
— Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkley
"This superb analysis by one of the world's clearest thinkers tackles one of humanity's greatest challenges: if future superhuman artificial intelligence becomes the biggest event in human history, then how can we ensure that it doesn't become the last?"
— Professor Max Tegmark, MIT
"Valuable. The implications of introducing a second intelligent species onto Earth are far-reaching enough to deserve hard thinking."
"There is no doubting the force of [Bostrom's] arguments. The problem is a research challenge worthy of the next generation's best mathematical talent. Human civilization is at stake."
— Clive Cookson, Financial Times
"Every intelligent person should read it."
— Nils Nilsson, Artificial Intelligence Pioneer, Stanford University