Stories about artificial intelligence have been all over the news. On one hand, it sounds amazing. AI is already being used in medicine to help with diagnosing patients, transcribing medical documents and assisting with drug development. I read an article just this week about the CES conference taking place in Las Vegas (CES used to stand for Consumer Electronics Show which is a trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association). It’s no surprise that artificial intelligence is a huge player at the 2024 conference including AI technology in cars, and an AI-powered robot that will play with and feed your dog.
On the other hand … it sounds terrible. AI takes over the world, and humans are either enslaved or eradicated. Hey, I’ve seen “The Terminator” and “The Matrix,” and things are definitely not happy for living organisms (by the way, the library has both of these movies in the collection — just in case you’re in the mood for an apocalyptic joyride). As they say, time will tell what the final outcome will be regarding the evolution of artificial intelligence. For right now, though, it might be prudent to read about AI from a variety of viewpoints.
Going back to the robot who plays the dual role of caretaker and best friend to Spot: please note that it doesn’t say anything about cats. A cat would never put up with a robot; in fact, it is highly likely that a cat would attack the robot leaving rows of claw marks on the damaged machine. A little-known truth is that cats will take over the world. It’s already happened in my house.
- “A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence is Redefining Who We Are” by Flynn Coleman.
- “Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again” by Eric J. Topol.
- “Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation: Why Physicists Are Studying Human Consciousness and AI to Unravel the Mysteries of the Universe” by George Musser.
- “The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI” by Fei-Fei Li.
- “You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place” by Janelle Shane.
