The Robots are Coming: Them, Us and God: 1 - Softcover

Cameron, Nigel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 090519523X ISBN 13: 9780905195230

Publisher: CARE, 2017

Synopsis

In an age of ever increasing technological change Nigel Cameron unpacks in an accessible way what these developments could mean for us as individual Christians, and for the Church as a whole. In the quest 'to make robots human' , what is beneficial to us and what is dangerous? What does it mean to be human in the twenty-first century? These questions are handled thoughtfully by Nigel, giving us even more food for thought.

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Review

Robotic devices are becoming smarter every day: machines to vacuum our homes, check our passports, drive our vehicles, or military drones which decide in microseconds who to kill. How might robots affect the jobs we all do? What powers should they have? How human will they feel? How will robots impact our wider world? This highly readable, thought-provoking book points to several alternative futures, provoking us all to think more deeply about these things, poses big ethical questions, and offers some answers from a Christian point of view. --Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist, Chairman of Global Change Ltd and author of The Future of Almost Everything

Nigel Cameron is a keen observer, an intelligent man who doesn t miss much, whether he s watching a movie or engaging with some of the leading thought leaders and innovators of the day. He is able to grasp the nature of technological change and understands the significance of where it could take us. I can think of few guides which illuminate such a important issue as AI and robotics so well, simplifying the ethical, social and theological aspects without ever straying into the area of the simplistic. --Matt James Programme Director, MA Bioethics and Medical Law, St Mary s University, Twickenham

Written by one of today s leading Christian thinkers on the impact of technology on society, Nigel Cameron s aim is to encourage us all to engage better with these issues. So this book is an ideal introduction for everyone who cares about our future and wants to know how we, humans, can shape a robot dominated world. --Philippa Taylor Head of Public Policy, Christian Medical Fellowship

About the Author

Nigel Cameron writes about the ethics and policy impacts of new technologies. A Scot who has lived many years in the United States, he has taught in universities, founded a think tank in Washington, and written widely for both religious and secular markets. Together with Joni Eareckson Tada, he wrote How to be a Christian in a Brave New World (Zondervan, 2006). His most recent book is Will Robots Take Your Job? A Plea for Consensus (Polity, 2017)

About this edition

• Publisher: CARE
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 090519523X
• ISBN 13: 9780905195230
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164