Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
By: James E. Lovelock
3.82
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time, …
Want to Read $ 13.99"The experience of watching your garden grow gives you some idea of how future AI systems will feel when observing human life."-James E. Lovelock, Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
"The experience of watching your garden grow gives you some idea of how future AI systems will feel when observing human life."-James E. Lovelock, Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
"The pioneer and would-be spacefarer Elon Musk said he would like to die on Mars, though not on impact. Martian conditions suggest death on impact might be preferable."-James E. Lovelock, Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
"The pioneer and would-be spacefarer Elon Musk said he would like to die on Mars, though not on impact. Martian conditions suggest death on impact might be preferable."-James E. Lovelock, Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
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4.52
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3.46
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18. Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
By: James E. Lovelock
3.82
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
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