Raising Machines: A New History of the Mind

What are the social and economic consequences of the development of machine intelligence, and how will our lives change in the coming decades? In answering these questions, renowned Russian artificial intelligence specialist Sergey Shumskiy employs a historical approach, tracking the shift of technological eras up to the present day.

The emergence of machine intelligence marks the beginning of a transition to a new paradigm, a new digital economy. However, this revolution, like any other, is fraught with numerous risks—from the loss of social stability in individual countries and on the international stage to existential challenges related to individuals and humanity as a whole losing control over their own destiny. Therefore, it is very important that artificial intelligence approaches human social instincts and humanitarian values as closely as possible; thus, the author insists on the necessity of a reliable practical program for the formation of human-like artificial minds and the development of a new science of machine upbringing.