{"product_id":"2940170802951","title":"The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Age \u003c\/i\u003eoffers fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary implications for our species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Age\u003c\/i\u003e, Byron Reese makes the case that technology has reshaped humanity just three times in history:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100,000 years ago, we harnessed fire, which led to language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10,000 years ago, we developed agriculture, which led to cities and warfare.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5,000 years ago, we invented the wheel and writing, which lead to the nation state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are now on the doorstep of a fourth change brought about by two technologies: AI and robotics.\u003ci\u003e The Fourth Age\u003c\/i\u003e provides extraordinary background information on how we got to this point, and \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003eamp;mdash;rather than \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003eamp;mdash;we should think about the topics we'll soon all be facing: machine consciousness, automation, employment, creative computers, radical life extension, artificial life, AI ethics, the future of warfare, superintelligence, and the implications of extreme prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy asking questions like \"Are you a machine?\" and \"Could a computer \u003ci\u003efeel \u003c\/i\u003eanything?\", Reese leads you through a discussion along the cutting edge in robotics and AI, and, provides a framework by which we can all understand, discuss, and act on the issues of the Fourth Age, and how they'll transform humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100039037168,"sku":"2940170802951","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170802951_p0.jpg?v=1763718051","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170802951","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}