“What to Think About Machines That Think” is a collection of essays edited by John Brockman, featuring insights from various leading thinkers, scientists, and experts across diverse fields. The book explores the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and the implications it holds for humanity. It delves into questions about the nature of AI, its potential impact on society, and the ethical considerations surrounding its development.
Below are links to chapter summaries.
- Steven Pinker
- Martin Rees
- Frank Tipler
- Mario Livio
- Antony Garrett Lisi
- John Markoff
- Paul Davies
- Kevin P. Hand
- John C. Mather
- David Christian
- Timo Hannay
- Max Tegmark
- Tomaso Poggio
- Pamela McCorduck
- Marcelo Gleiser
- Sean Carroll
- Nicholas G. Carr
- Jaan Tallinn
- George Church
- Arnold Trehub
- Roy Baumeister
- Keith Devlin
- Emanuel Derman
- Freeman Dyson
- David Gelernter
- Leo M. Chalupa
- Daniel C. Dennett
- W. Tecumseh Fitch
- Irene Pepperberg
- Nicholas Humphrey
- Rolf Dobelli
- Cesar Hidalgo
- James J. O’Donnell
- Rodney A. Brooks
- Terrence J. Sejnowski
- Seth Lloyd
- Carlo Rovelli
- Frank Wilczek
- Nick Bostrom
- Donald D. Hoffman
- Roger Schank
- Susan Blackmore
- Mark Pagel
- Tim O’Reilly
- Andy Clark
- Moshe Hoffman
- Brian Knutson
- William Poundstone
- Lawrence M. Krauss
- Paul Saffo
- Peter Norvig
- Jonathan Gottschall
- Michael Shermer
- Chris DiBona
- Joscha Bach
- Ernst Pöppel
- Clifford Pickover
- Ross Anderson
- W. Daniel Hillis
- Anthony Aguirre
- Ursula Martin
- Dylan Evans
- Eric J. Topol
- Roger Highfield
- Gordon Kane
- Scott Atran
- Stanislas Dehaene
- Matt Ridley
- Rory Sutherland
- Bruce Sterling
- Kevin Kelly
- George Dyson
- Neil Gershenfeld
- Chris Anderson
- Richard E. Nisbett
- Samuel Arbesman
- Kurt Gray
- Bruce Schneier
- Gerd Gigerenzer
- Tania Lombrozo
- Sheizaf Rafaeli
- Edward Slingerland
- Nicholas A. Christakis
- Joichi Ito
- Stuart Russell
- Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
- Maria Popova
- Thomas G. Dietterich
- N. J. Enfield
- Gary Klein
- Gary Marcus
- Sam Harris
- Bart Kosko
- Hans Halvorson
- Satyajit Das
- Brian Christian
- Giulio Boccaletti
- Ian Bogost
- Aubrey de Grey
- Richard H. Thaler
- Raphael Bousso
- Stuart A. Kauffman
- Thomas Metzinger
- Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, and Mustafa Suleyman