James Lovelock (1) (1919–)
Autore di Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
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James Lovelock (1) ha come alias James E. Lovelock.
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Lovelock, James Ephraim
- Altri nomi
- Lovelock, Jim
- Data di nascita
- 1919-07-26
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Istruzione
- University of Manchester (BSc|Chemistry|1941)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (PhD|Medicine|1948)
London University (DSc|Biophysics|1959) - Attività lavorative
- scientist
environmentalist
inventor
writer
biologist - Organizzazioni
- University of Houston
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Dr A. H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences (1990)
Volvo Environment Prize (1996)
Wollaston Medal (2006)
Blue Planet Prize (1997)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 12
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 444
- Popolarità
- #55,179
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 50
- Lingue
- 8
Lovelock leaves some questions unanswered. Will cyborgs have the same rights as humans? Will they sit in the Senate? How do we learn to live with leaders we're too dim to understand, much less monitor? How do we know what goals AI progressively programs into itself? How does Darwinian natural selection morph into "intentional" selection as advanced systems displace nature (and human nature) to effect their calculated goals and visions? How are shadowy human aspects such as prejudice, greed, and rivalry to be sieved from the mix as AI systems code themselves forward in lightning flashes while nudging us forward to people their new world?
Lovelock perhaps naively believes that as AI advances to globally broadened perspectives, it will just conclude that the overriding challenge of preserving our small, fragile planet must inevitably lead it to enlightened ideals and methods. The highest intelligence must just lead, he thinks, to the most sensible outcomes. That's what his earlier Daisyworld simulation seemed to promise, with black and white daisy patches peaceably taking turns modulating Earth's albedo to maintain homeostasis. I wish I could share his kind of optimism.
Whether or not he answers all fears and concerns, Lovelock is, as always, well worth reading. He will expand your mind.… (altro)