![]() ![]() A dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, it takes a hard look not only at our technology but at our cultureand finds a story by turns harrowing and hopeful. ![]() ![]() Urgent and fascinating, this is an accessible primer to the most important issue facing AI researchers today. The Alignment Problemoffers an unflinching reckoning with humanity’s biases and blind spots, our own unstated assumptions and often contradictory goals. If we stand by, we face a future with unregulated algorithms that propagate our biases - and worse - violate our most sacred values. From the AI program which cheats at computer games to the sexist algorithm behind Google Translate, bestselling author Brian Christian explains how, as AI develops, we rapidly approach a collision between artificial intelligence and ethics. But as algorithms make ever more decisions on our behalf, how do we ensure they do what we want? And fairly?This conundrum - dubbed 'The Alignment Problem' by experts - is the subject of this timely and important book. This is the book on artificial intelligence we need right now.' Mike Krieger, cofounder of Instagram Artificial intelligence is rapidly dominating every aspect of our modern lives influencing the news we consume, whether we get a mortgage, and even which friends wish us happy birthday. ![]()
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