The release date for the English version of 'Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies' by
Nick Bostrom is Sep 2014. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Superintelligence poses the following queries: what happens when a machine's general intelligence exceeds that of a human? Will we be saved or destroyed by artificial agents? The basis for comprehending the prospects of sentient life and mankind is laid by Nick Bostrom.
Certain capacities of the human brain are absent from the brains of other animals. Our species' dominating position is a result of these unique skills. In the event that machine intelligence surpasses human intellect in general, this new superintelligence may develop to a level of power that may be uncontrollable. Just as the future of the gorillas is now more dependent on humans than on the species itself, so too will the decisions made by the machine superintelligence determine the destiny of humanity.
One thing works in our favor, though: we get to initiate contact. Is it feasible to create a seed artificial intelligence and provide the necessary circumstances to sustain an intelligence explosion? How may a controlled explosion be accomplished?