The Alignment Problem: How Can Machines Learn Human Values? - Softcover

Christian, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786494310 ISBN 13: 9781786494313

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2020

Synopsis

'Vital reading. 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. 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. 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. If we stand by, we face a future with unregulated algorithms that propagate our biases - and worse - violate our most sacred values. Urgent and fascinating, this is an accessible primer to the most important issue facing AI researchers today.

About this title

About the Author

Brian Christian is the author of the acclaimed bestsellers The Most Human Human and Algorithms to Live By, which have been translated into nineteen languages. A visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, he lives in San Francisco.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786494310
• ISBN 13: 9781786494313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496