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100	1		_aLawrence, Neil D. _915102
245	1	4	_aThe atomic human : _bunderstanding ourselves in the age of AI / _cNeil D. Lawrence
260			_aLondon : _bAllen Lane, _c2024
300			_a427 p.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aFears of AI not only concern how it invades our digital lives, but also the implied threat of an intelligence that displaces us from our position at the centre of the world. Neil D. Lawrence's book shows why these fears may be misplaced. Atomism, proposed by Democritus, suggested it was impossible to continue dividing matter down into ever smaller components: eventually we reach a point where a cut cannot be made (the Greek for uncuttable is 'atom'). In the same way, by slicing away at the facets of human intelligence that can be replaced by machines, AI uncovers what is left: an indivisible core that is the essence of humanity. By contrasting our own (evolved, locked-in, embodied) intelligence with the capabilities of machine intelligence through history, the book reveals the technical origins, capabilities and limitations of AI systems, and how they should be wielded
546			_aEng
650			_aArtificial intelligence-Social aspects _98102
650			_aArtificial intelligence-Moral aspects _915103
650			_aSocial change
650			_aHumanity _915104
942			_cBK
999			_c142092 _d142092