The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Control It
Humankind is now at the crossroads of perhaps our most unique moment in our short history as a species on Earth. Given enough computing power, data, and time, it is inevitable that at some point in our not-too-distant future, we will succeed in creating a form of artificial intelligence that far surpasses our own. And when that time comes - and it ......
Epidemiologists and national security agencies warned for years about the potential for a deadly pandemic, but global surveillance and warning systems were not enough to avert the COVID-19 disaster. Erik J. Dahl demonstrates that understanding how intelligence warnings work-and how they fail-shows why the years of predictions were not enough.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is among the six largest national space agencies in the world, along with Chinas CNSA, USs NASA, and Russias Roscosmos. JAXAs budget is more than $1 billion USD—bigger than France or Germany individually, and more than that of Italy, India, Canada, and the UK combined. And yet, Japans significant ......
A foundational, accessible overview of space policy in the United States This book provides readers with the first comprehensive overview of major space policies in the United States and a framework through which to analyze them. It examines all facets of space policy-civilian, military, and commercial-and presents this material accessibly for ......
Epidemiologists and national security agencies warned for years about the potential for a deadly pandemic, but global surveillance and warning systems were not enough to avert the COVID-19 disaster. Erik J. Dahl demonstrates that understanding how intelligence warnings work-and how they fail-shows why the years of predictions were not enough.
Mars has captured the human imagination for decades. Since NASA's establishment in 1958, the space agency has looked to Mars as a compelling prize, the one place, beyond the Moon, where robotic and human exploration could converge. This book analyzes the history of the robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to today.
How do we ensure that AI makes the world better for us all, not just a select few? Dr. Ayanna Howard, who works in robotics and identifies as a Black woman, is accustomed to the ways systems and networks tend to serve the few at the expense of the many. In her groundbreaking new book, she argues that AI, including robotics, is not built with a ......
The 2012 discovery of CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary gene editing tool, embroiled scientists, ethicists, policymakers, and patient advocates in seemingly intractable conversations regarding the moral, social, and political implications of editing DNA. Simultaneously, the regulatory and governance environment into which the technology was introduced ......
The 2012 discovery of CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary gene editing tool, embroiled scientists, ethicists, policymakers, and patient advocates in seemingly intractable conversations regarding the moral, social, and political implications of editing DNA. Simultaneously, the regulatory and governance environment into which the technology was introduced ......
