New laws of robotics : defending human expertise in the age of AI / Frank Pasquale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pasquale, Frank, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence).

Artificial intelligence--Law and legislation.

Artificial intelligence.

Robotics--Law and legislation.

Robotics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2020]

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

AI is poised to disrupt our work and our lives. We can harness these technologies rather than fall captive to them—but only through wise regulation.Too many CEOs tell a simple story about the future of work: if a machine can do what you do, your job will be automated. They envision everyone from doctors to soldiers rendered superfluous by ever-more-powerful AI. They offer stark alternatives: make robots or be replaced by them.Another story is possible. In virtually every walk of life, robotic systems can make labor more valuable, not less. Frank Pasquale tells the story of nurses, teachers, designers, and others who partner with technologists, rather than meekly serving as data sources for their computerized replacements. This cooperation reveals the kind of technological advance that could bring us all better health care, education, and more, while maintaining meaningful work. These partnerships also show how law and regulation can promote prosperity for all, rather than a zero-sum race of humans against machines.How far should AI be entrusted to assume tasks once performed by humans? What is gained and lost when it does? What is the optimal mix of robotic and human interaction? New Laws of Robotics makes the case that policymakers must not allow corporations or engineers to answer these questions alone. The kind of automation we get—and who it benefits—will depend on myriad small decisions about how to develop AI. Pasquale proposes ways to democratize that decision making, rather than centralize it in unaccountable firms. Sober yet optimistic, New Laws of Robotics offers an inspiring vision of technological progress, in which human capacities and expertise are the irreplaceable center of an inclusive economy.

Contents:

Counterfeiting humanity

Healing humans

Beyond machine learners

Cultivating dehumanization

Machines judging humans

Autonomous forces

Rethinking the political economy of automation

Computational power and human judgment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780674250048

0674250044

9780674250062

0674250060

OCLC:

1197572519