{"product_id":"book-cfrn","title":"The Fourth Age","description":"As we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Age \u003c\/i\u003eoffers fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary implications for our species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Age\u003c\/i\u003e, Byron Reese makes the case that technology has reshaped humanity just three times in history: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- 100,000 years ago, we harnessed fire, which led to language.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- 10,000 years ago, we developed agriculture, which led to cities and warfare.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- 5,000 years ago, we invented the wheel and writing, which lead to the nation state.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe are now on the doorstep of a fourth change brought about by two technologies: AI and robotics.\u003ci\u003e The Fourth Age\u003c\/i\u003e provides extraordinary background information on how we got to this point, and \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e—rather than \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e—we should think about the topics we’ll soon all be facing: machine consciousness, automation, employment, creative computers, radical life extension, artificial life, AI ethics, the future of warfare, superintelligence, and the implications of extreme prosperity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBy asking questions like “Are you a machine?” and “Could a computer \u003ci\u003efeel \u003c\/i\u003eanything?”, Reese leads you through a discussion along the cutting edge in robotics and AI, and, provides a framework by which we can all understand, discuss, and act on the issues of the Fourth Age, and how they’ll transform humanity.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347256680752,"sku":"BDcfrn","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347256713520,"sku":"10cfrn","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/243640-cfrn-Square.jpg?v=1734198544","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cfrn","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}