The Descent of Artificial Intelligence: A Deep History of an Idea 400 Years in the Making

by Kevin Donnelly

The idea that a new technology could challenge human intelligence is as old as the warning from Socrates and Plato that written language eroded memory. With the emergence of generative artificial intelligence programs, we find ourselves once again debating how a new technology might influence human thought and behavior. Researchers, software developers, and "visionary" tech writers even imagine an AI that will equal or surpass human intelligence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082294796X
• ISBN13: 9780822947967
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 384 Pages