{"product_id":"2084-and-the-ai-revolution-updated-and-expanded-edition","title":"2084 and the AI Revolution, Updated and Expanded Edition","description":"\u003ch6\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill technology change what it means to be human?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't have to be a computer scientist to have discerning conversations about artificial intelligence and technology. We all wonder where we're headed. Even now, technological innovations and machine learning have a daily impact on our lives, and many of us see good reasons to dread the future. Are we doomed to the surveillance society imagined in George Orwell's 1984?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMathematician and philosopher John Lennox believes that there are credible \u003cstrong\u003eresponses\u003c\/strong\u003e to the daunting questions that AI poses, and he shows that Christianity has some very serious, sensible, evidence-based \u003cstrong\u003ethings to say\u003c\/strong\u003e about the nature of our quest for superintelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis newly updated and expanded edition of 2084 will introduce you to a kaleidoscope of ideas:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey recent developments in technological enhancement, bioengineering, and, in particular, artificial intelligence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsideration of the nature of AI systems with insights from neuroscience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe way AI is changing how we communicate, implications for medicine, manufacturing and the military, its use in advertising and automobiles, and education and the future of work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow data is used today for surveillance, thought control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rise of virtual reality and the metaverse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe transhumanist agenda and longtermism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agreements and disagreements that scientists and experts have about the future of AI.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe urgent need for regulation and control in light of the development of large language transformers like CHATGPT.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey insights from Scripture about the nature of human beings, the soul, our moral sense, our future, and what separates us from machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn straight-forward, accessible language, you will get a better understanding of the current capacity of AI, its potential benefits and dangers, the facts and the fiction, as well as possible future implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the questions posed by AI, daunting as they might be, \u003cstrong\u003eaffect most of us\u003c\/strong\u003e, they demand answers. 2084 and the AI Revolution, Updated and Expanded Edition has been written to challenge and ignite the curiosity of all readers. Whatever your worldview, Lennox provides clear information and credible answers that will bring you real hope for the future of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn C. Lennox\u003c\/strong\u003e (MA MMath. MA (Bioethics) PhD, DPhil, DSc, FISSR) is Professor of Mathematics (Emeritus) at the University of Oxford and (Emeritus) Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is author of a number of books on the interface between science, philosophy, and theology, including, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod and Stephen Hawking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDetermined to Believe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan Science Explain Everything?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmic Chemistry: Do God and Science Mix?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Prof. Lennox is a widely recognized public intellectual who has engaged in numerous debates with public figures such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Ruse, and Peter Atkins on questions at the interface of science, philosophy, and religion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"If you plan to read one book on AI, this should be it. If you intend to read many books on AI, this should be the first. John Lennox provides a broad foundation encompassing the basics, dangers, corporate and individual players, large language models versus machine learning versus human surveillance, economics, ethics, and how all these interface with a biblical worldview. It's all here in a delightfully readable format for the layperson or the casual user of AI.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eJames Tour, \u003c\/strong\u003eprofessor of chemistry, nanoengineering, and computer science, Rice University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Another brilliant book by John Lennox, who strikes the right balance between the benefits and dangers of AI. He will show you the Source of all intelligence, and where you can find him before it's too late.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Turek, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor and speaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"What does AI know? What does AI hope for? And what is AI going to do? Sam Altman doesn't have the answer; John Lennox does.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003ePerry Marshall, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eEvolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock between Darwin and Design\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"John Lennox offers the most up-to-date information about how AI influences our jobs, our relationships, and our bodies. This expanded edition of \u003cem\u003e2084 \u003c\/em\u003eis both deep and eminently readable, with important discussion questions for groups at the end of each chapter. Anyone who cares about the future of humanity should read this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eElaine Howard Ecklund, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eWhy Science and Faith Need Each Other\u003c\/em\u003e; Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, Rice University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"AI, the metaverse, transhumanism--no matter how much you think you know about those things, John Lennox's magisterial and exhaustively researched survey of future tech will explode your dataset!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Estes, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eSimChurch \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBraving the Future\u003c\/em\u003e; associate professor of religion, New College of Florida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This revised edition of \u003cem\u003e2084 \u003c\/em\u003eis a real tour de force, bringing together with unparalleled clarity, wisdom, and compassion a public understanding of AI technological foundations, ethics, and the AI-human relationship. Renowned scholar and Christian apologist John Lennox is a lighthouse for navigating complex technological advancements with spiritual depth that inspires us to reflect on what it means to be human now and for the future of our grandchildren.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Michael Barrett, \u003c\/strong\u003evice dean and professor of information systems and innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School and fellow of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 384\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Zondervan Books\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lennox, John C.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48433524736241,"sku":"9780310166641","price":32.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/8731\/8425\/files\/9780310166641.png?v=1784745335","url":"https:\/\/reformedbookservices.com\/products\/2084-and-the-ai-revolution-updated-and-expanded-edition","provider":"Reformed Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}