This book profoundly explores the future direction of human civilization, predicts technological development, social change, and possible global challenges, and provokes readers to think endlessly about the fate of mankind and the future of the universe.
We are on our way to the top of the wave of the fourth industrial revolution with the development of artificial intelligence.
In this book, the author uniquely explores artificial intelligence from three directions: literature, philosophy and computer science. He opens the tunnel of history and takes us back to the Paleolithic era to explore the evolution of the minds of our human ancestors. He then turns to the philosophy of mind and neuroscience, following in the footsteps of sages such as Plato and Aristotle to study their understanding of the mind. It then reviews the history of computer technology and looks at the infinite possibilities of future computer development. The book cites a wide range of cultural and artistic works, from ancient myths to literary classics to today's sci-fi blockbusters, to help us understand how stories in culture and art from ancient times to the present originated, and how they relate to our current cognitive systems and artificial intelligence.
Where do AI ideas come from and where will they lead humanity?
To what extent has Western civilization influenced our understanding of AI?
How close are computers to gaining self-awareness, and what happens once they do?
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This book looks at AI in a new, more romantic way, allowing us to meditate and concentrate on following the author's train of thought as he explores the origins of the mind from a historical perspective in the midst of a vast flood of information, looking for a close connection between literary narratives, philosophy, and science and technology, the commercial value of the development of AI, as well as the social, ethical, moral, and legal dimensions of the society brought about by AI. These are indispensable lessons for us as citizens of the digital age.
George Zarkadakis
D. in Artificial Intelligence from City University London, computer systems engineer and scientific writer. He has worked for organizations such as Accenture and Silicon Graphics USA. Currently, he is a technology consultant and Internet entrepreneur. He was knighted by the French government for his contribution to international scientific exchange. He has been writing for leading publications such as The Guardian and The Washington Post. He is also a novelist and playwright with works published in Greece, Spain and Italy. He currently lives in London.
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