Overview
A humanist manifesto for the age of AI. Artificial intelligence may be the most transformative technology of our time. As AI's power grows, so does the need to figure out what - and who - this technology is really for. AI Needs You argues that it is critical for society to take the lead in answering this urgent question and ensuring that AI fulfills its promise. Verity Harding draws inspiring lessons from the histories of three twentieth-century tech revolutions - the space race, in vitro fertilisation, and the internet - to empower each of us to join the conversation about AI and its possible futures. Sharing her perspective as a leading insider in technology and politics, she rejects the dominant narrative, which often likens AI's advent to that of the atomic bomb. History points the way to an achievable future in which democratically determined values guide AI to be peaceful in its intent; to embrace limitations; to serve purpose, not profit; and to be firmly rooted in societal trust. AI Needs You gives us hope that we, the people, can imbue AI with a deep intentionality that reflects our best values, ideals, and interests, and that serves the public good. AI will permeate our lives in unforeseeable ways, but it is clear that the shape of AI's future - and of our own - cannot be left only to those building it. It is up to us to guide this technology away from our worst fears and toward a future that we can trust and believe in.
Full Product Details
Author: Verity Harding
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691244877
ISBN 10: 0691244871
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 12 March 2024
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""A slew of books have warned about the dangers of AI, so it is refreshing to find one that takes a different approach. . . . We might hope that this book ends up in the hands of those who could take a leadership role, before it is too late. Harding’s optimism is tempered by experience and knowledge, and her arguments are compelling and engaging."" * Kirkus *"
"""We might hope that this book ends up in the hands of those who could take a leadership role, before it is too late. Harding’s optimism is tempered by experience and knowledge, and her arguments are compelling and engaging."" * Kirkus *"
Author Information
One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, Verity Harding is director of the AI & Geopolitics Project at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and founder of Formation Advisory, a consultancy firm that advises on the future of technology and society. She worked for many years as Global Head of Policy for Google DeepMind and as a political adviser to Britain's deputy prime minister.
