The Age Of A.i. by Henry A Kissinger Summary
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In "The Age of AI," Kissinger, Schmidt, and Huttenlocher explore how artificial intelligence fundamentally reshapes human identity. What happens when non-human intelligence surpasses our own? This provocative collaboration between diplomacy, tech, and academia challenges us to redefine what it means to be human.
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When Machines Began to Think Differently
A chess engine did something extraordinary in 2017. AlphaZero, without any human instruction on chess strategy, defeated the world's most powerful traditional chess program. But victory wasn't the remarkable part-it was *how* AlphaZero played. It made moves that defied centuries of chess wisdom, yet proved devastatingly effective. Grandmasters watching the matches felt like they were witnessing an alien intelligence at work. This wasn't just a computer calculating faster; it was thinking *differently*. This moment marks our entry into uncharted territory. For the first time in history, we've created intelligence that operates beyond human comprehension. AI doesn't just extend our capabilities-it perceives patterns we cannot see, makes connections we cannot fathom, and arrives at conclusions through paths we cannot trace. We're no longer simply building better tools. We're creating partners whose logic remains fundamentally foreign to us, yet whose insights increasingly shape our world.
The Revolution in How Machines Learn
Beyond the Limits of Human Perception
The Invisible Curator of Modern Life
The Arms Race Nobody Can See
The Question of What Makes Us Human
Forging a Path Forward Together
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