{"product_id":"9783662540312","title":"The Frontiers Collection: Managing the Journey","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Frontiers Collection: Managing the Journey\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCallaghan, Victor; Miller, James; Yampolskiy, Roman; Armstrong, Stuart\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a selection of authoritative essays exploring the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ecentral questions raised by the conjectured technological singularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn informed yet jargon-free contributions written by active research\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003escientists, philosophers and sociologists, it goes beyond philosophical\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ediscussion to provide a detailed account of the risks that the singularity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eposes to human society and, perhaps most usefully, the possible actions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ethat society and technologists can take to manage the journey to any\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003esingularity in a way that ensures a positive rather than a negative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eimpact on society. The discussions provide perspectives that cover technological,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003epolitical and business issues. The aim is to bring clarity and rigor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eto the debate in a way that will inform and stimulate both experts and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003einterested general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-05-29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662540312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-662-54033-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 261\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45578509680780,"sku":"9783662540312","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662540312.jpg?v=1776437140","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783662540312","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}