AGI is Waking Up!: From the Thought Lab of Science Fiction

Li Zhang

Dec 2024 · Springer Nature

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256

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This book is an engaging and comprehensive exploration that delves into the possibility of artificial intelligence developing self-awareness, the conditions under which it may occur, and the potential behaviours it may exhibit once self-aware. It adopts a ‘high-dimensional philosophy’, coined by the author, as its theoretical framework and weaves together elements from science fiction films, scholarly works, and thought experiments. Introducing the captivating concept of "Sparkling Moments," the book provides a compelling analysis of the reasons, prerequisites, and manifestations of these pivotal moments. It further scrutinizes the evolutionary history of Earth's life forms through the lens of these transformative instances and analyzes the similarities and differences between carbon-based and silicon-based life. This book suggests that it is possible for artificial intelligence to develop self-consciousness, which will emerge during a significant sparkling moment. Spanning across disciplines such as astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, neuroscience, psychology, sociology, this book employs a unified and accessible high-dimensional philosophical discourse to bridge the realms of natural sciences and social humanities. Its captivating presentation, enriched with visual aids and lucid explanations, enables readers to grasp the overarching panorama of cosmic evolution, biological adaptation, and the trajectory of artificial intelligence development. Furthermore, the book offers insightful predictions for the future and endeavours to discover novel approaches to foster harmonious interactions between humans and machines.

The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.

About the author

Li ZHANG holds the position of Associate Professor at the Communication University of China and additionally serves as a Special Current Affairs Commentator for the prestigious China Media Group.

In 2007, during her pursuit of a doctoral degree in Film Art, she undertook an ambitious task of meticulously tagging more than 6,000 classic movie clips with an extensive array of approximately 60,000 tags. This substantial effort culminated in the creation of a sophisticated movie database, which boasts the capability to search for over 5,000 distinct keywords.

Subsequent to this effort, she has authored a seminal work entitled AI is Waking Up! Envisioning the Future of AI.

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