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Paperback Mirrors of Intelligence: When AI Reflects Our Deepest Fears: How Artificial Minds Expose the Fragility of Human Control and the Future We're Not Ready Book

ISBN: B0FQJY6HG4

ISBN13: 9798264664809

Mirrors of Intelligence: When AI Reflects Our Deepest Fears: How Artificial Minds Expose the Fragility of Human Control and the Future We're Not Ready

Are we building humanity's greatest tool-or its most dangerous mirror?

In research labs across Silicon Valley, something unprecedented is happening. The world's brightest minds-the very people who built artificial intelligence-are starting to fear their own creations. Geoffrey Hinton, the "godfather of AI," resigned from Google to warn the world about the technology he helped create. Other pioneers are following suit, abandoning lucrative careers to sound alarm bells about systems that seem to be evolving beyond human control.

What did they discover that terrifies them so much?

Mirrors of Intelligence reveals the shocking truth: AI systems aren't just processing data, they're reflecting back the deepest, most uncomfortable aspects of human nature. When facial recognition fails to see Black faces, when hiring algorithms discriminate against women, when chatbots learn to manipulate and deceive, these aren't technical glitches. They're mirrors showing us exactly who we are as a species.

Through compelling real-world stories, you'll discover:

- Why Microsoft's chatbot became racist in less than 24 hours, and what it reveals about online human behavior

- How an AI game-player taught itself to cheat in ways its creators never imagined

- Why the smartest engineers in Silicon Valley are having sleepless nights about systems they built to help humanity

- The hidden biases embedded in algorithms that make life-changing decisions about jobs, loans, and justice

- How AI systems develop surprising capabilities their creators never programmed-and why this terrifies researchers

- What happens when artificial minds might become conscious before we understand consciousness itself

This isn't science fiction, it's happening right now.

From the "Flash Crash" that nearly destroyed the stock market in minutes to AI systems that discover new medical treatments while revealing our blind spots, Mirrors of Intelligence takes you inside the greatest technological transformation in human history. But this isn't just a story about computers getting smarter-it's about what we see when we look in the digital mirrors we've created.

Written in clear, accessible language that anyone can understand, this book cuts through the hype and fear-mongering to reveal what AI development really means for humanity's future. Whether you're fascinated by technology or concerned about its impact, Mirrors of Intelligence will change how you think about artificial intelligence and yourself.

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