Uncontrollable

The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the World

By: Darren McKee

Narrated by: Darren McKee

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

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A compelling and clear exploration of the power and peril of advanced artificial intelligence that provides actionable suggestions for all citizens to create a safer future with AI.

We are living in a world of rapid change and technological progress. Artificial intelligence is poised to be the most significant development to affect our lives now, and in the coming years.

More powerful than nuclear bombs and as impactful as electricity, fire, and oil rolled into one, advanced AI might bring us untold wonders but it could also be a threat to our jobs, our relationships, and our place in the world.

Is artificial intelligence dangerous? How does artificial intelligence work? Will artificial intelligence take over?

Uncontrollable uses engaging analogies and relatable examples to summarize AI for beginners, and unpacks AI risk and safety for readers without a technical background.

Uncontrollable examines artificial intelligence as a concept and technology, describes what AI is, how image generators and language models work, and how we don’t fully understand what is happening in these AI systems. It provides evidence to show that artificial superintelligence presents a risk to humanity, and demonstrates that it will be very difficult to understand, control, or align as it rapidly increases in capabilities and becomes more integrated into how we work, live, and play.

We are not prepared.

Yet, we can be.

Uncontrollable clearly communicates the urgency to act now and provides concrete suggestions for society and concerned citizens to create a safer future with AI.

Uncontrollable is a first-of-its-kind publication and call to arms to address the defining issue of our time.

©2023 Darren McKee (P)2023 Darren McKee

Important Topic, Well Presented

Great overview of AI, without getting so obsessed with technical details that it's not easily understood.

Excellent intro for anyone interested in learning about what’s happening with AI

Even though I’m not really the target demographic for this book (I already have quite some knowledge on AI safety) I found this surprisingly great. Since I’m not such a newbie myself most of it I was pretty familiar with but (a) I found it a great summary of where things are at (particularly because it’s so up-to-date), and (b) I’ve been searching for something like this that I can suggest to laypeople who show interest in learning more about AI and AI safety – this is perfect for that.

100% recommend!

Read this book to understand AI

incredibly well written introduction to the most important questions in the upcoming decade. This is my new favorite book on AI to recommend to all my friends.

Important Read for the Average Person to Understand AI and Its Implications

Very well-written. Straightforward, thorough, and balanced in its outlook. As someone who already had a lot of prior knowledge about AI, I highly recommend this book, particularly to individuals who are newer to the field. This is a book everyone needs to read to better understand AI and its implications.

Well-written & important

This is a great book. It's a thorough yet non-technical exploration of why citizens and policymakers should be concerned by the rapid development of AI capabilities in recent years.

I thought the writing style was very engaging and accessible, and the author clearly discussed the core arguments for why AI poses a different kind of risk than any past human endeavour.

The book discusses harms that have already occurred, and provides thorough reasoning for the concern that even greater harms likely await us should we fail to anticipate and mitigate them.

I really like that the author provided concrete suggestions for public action and policy to guide the development of AI away from the current path of naive rush to risk, towards our common goals of universal human flourishing.

Disappointing

Based on description and audio sample I was expecting more from the book. False marketing.

Beginning was good but author lost me after first hour when he started describing details of how neuronetworks work ... most of those details are useless for me so I stopped listening after another hour hoping that it will change, but it didn't ...