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The Sentient Machine: The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence

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The future is now. Acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain explains how we will be able to live amidst the coming age of sentient machines and artificial intelligence—and not only live to tell the tale, but thrive.

Artificial “machine” intelligence is playing an ever-greater role in our society. We are already the usage of cruise keep an eye on in our cars, automatic checkout at the drugstore, and are unable to live without our smartphones. The discussion around AI is polarized; people think either machines will solve all problems for everyone, or they’re going to lead us down a dark, dystopian path into total human irrelevance. Regardless of what you imagine, the idea that we might bring forth intelligent creation can be intrinsically frightening. But what if our greatest role as humans so far is that of creators?

Amir Husain, a brilliant inventor and computer scientist, argues that we are on the cusp of writing our next, and greatest, creation myth. It is the dawn of a new form of intellectual diversity, one that we need to embrace in order to advance the state-of-the-art in many critical fields, including security, resource management, finance, and energy. “In The Sentient Machine, Husain prepares us for a brighter future; not with hyperbole about right and unsuitable, but with serious arguments about risk and potential” (Dr. Greg Hyslop, Chief Technology Officer, The Boeing Company). He addresses broad existential questions surrounding the coming of AI: Why are we valuable? What are we able to create in this world? How are we intelligent? What constitutes progress for us? And how might we fail to progress? Husain boils down complex computer science and AI concepts into clear, plainspoken language and draws from all kinds of cultural and historical references to illustrate his points. Ultimately, Husain challenges many of our societal norms and upends assumptions we hold about “the good life.”

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