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Title details for The Mind's Mirror by Daniela Rus - Available

The Mind's Mirror

Risk and Reward in the Age of AI

by Daniela Rus
Gregory Mone
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An exciting introduction to the true potential of AI from the director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Imagine a technology capable of discovering new drugs in days instead of years, helping scientists map distant galaxies and decode the language of whales, and aiding the rest of us in mundane daily tasks, from drafting email responses to preparing dinner. Now consider that this same technology poses risks to our jobs and society as a whole. Artificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction; it is upending our world today.
As advances in AI spark fear and confusion, The Mind's Mirror reminds us that in spite of the very real and pressing challenges, AI is a force with enormous potential to improve human life. Computer scientist and AI researcher Daniela Rus, along with science writer Gregory Mone, offers an expert perspective as a leader in the field who has witnessed many technological hype cycles. Rus and Mone illustrate the ways in which AI can help us become more productive, knowledgeable, creative, insightful, and even empathetic, as well as the many risks associated with misuse.
The Mind's Mirror shows readers how AI works and explores what we, as individuals and as a society, must do to mitigate dangerous outcomes and ensure a positive impact for as many people as possible. The result is an accessible and lively exploration of the underlying technology and its limitations and possibilities—a book that illuminates our possible futures in the hopes of forging the best path forward.

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  • Release date

    September 10, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9798892746113
      • File size: 228995 KB
      • Duration: 07:57:04

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 10, 2024
      MIT computer scientist Rus and science writer Mone follow up The Heart and the Chip with a rosy assessment of how artificial intelligence might change society. The authors suggest that AI will speed up advancements in medicine, describing how Canadian scientists synthesized a new cancer drug by using AI to first identify “weak spots” in the proteins that contribute to the disease and then to propose designs for drugs that could exploit those weak spots. AI can also provide one-on-one tutoring services, the authors contend, citing a study that found a program capable of adapting “its lessons in real time based on the participant’s engagement” successfully helped narrow one elementary school class’s achievement gap. Rus and Mone express confidence that AI will supplement rather than replace human workers, tackling mundane tasks so that people are free to focus on more creative activities. The authors’ optimistic perspective serves as a refreshing corrective to AI doomsaying, and they offer practical suggestions for curbing what dangers the technology does pose, advocating for federal oversight of AI development and for disclosures to consumers when AI has been used to generate content. This enlightens.

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