Review of The Fate of AI Society
Posted: 05 Nov 2023, 15:59
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Fate of AI Society" by Kenneth Hamer-Hodges.]
"Unless binary computers are banned, dictatorship will take over the world." This quote from author Kenneth James Hamer-Hodges appears in his book The Fate of AI Society: Civilizing Superhuman Cyberspace. In his newest book, published in September 2023, he warns about the importance of securing privacy. He advocates adding a clause to the Bill of Rights to protect cyberspace security.
My current interest in AI Technology is a result of my role as an educator. I was drawn to the book because of the title. The blurb on the back of the book stated, ". . . inspiring examples that everyone can grasp." Unfortunately, I did not find the examples easy to grasp, but I persevered to the end of the book. I was hoping that Hamer-Hodges would finally explain how to implement the changes that he promotes, but I was disappointed that he had no clear plan.
The fourteen chapters are organized and methodical. I like that the author repeated his concepts as a means of reinforcement. I was also pleased that I learned historical facts about computer programming. Who knew that one of my favorite English Romantic poets, Lord Byron, had a daughter, Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer program in 1840?
Because this book contains no errors in its 154 pages, I am rating it five out of five stars. I did not deduct for the negatives that I mentioned; other readers may not be bothered by the reading difficulty or the lack of a solidified way to follow the author's suggestions.
The author's purpose for writing this book can be found in this quote, "I try to explain how a Dream Machine brings together everything I learned along the way, hoping the dream will come true one day." I will be passing this book on to my son, a software developer. Maybe he will be able to explain Hamer-Hodge's dream to me.
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The Fate of AI Society
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"Unless binary computers are banned, dictatorship will take over the world." This quote from author Kenneth James Hamer-Hodges appears in his book The Fate of AI Society: Civilizing Superhuman Cyberspace. In his newest book, published in September 2023, he warns about the importance of securing privacy. He advocates adding a clause to the Bill of Rights to protect cyberspace security.
My current interest in AI Technology is a result of my role as an educator. I was drawn to the book because of the title. The blurb on the back of the book stated, ". . . inspiring examples that everyone can grasp." Unfortunately, I did not find the examples easy to grasp, but I persevered to the end of the book. I was hoping that Hamer-Hodges would finally explain how to implement the changes that he promotes, but I was disappointed that he had no clear plan.
The fourteen chapters are organized and methodical. I like that the author repeated his concepts as a means of reinforcement. I was also pleased that I learned historical facts about computer programming. Who knew that one of my favorite English Romantic poets, Lord Byron, had a daughter, Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer program in 1840?
Because this book contains no errors in its 154 pages, I am rating it five out of five stars. I did not deduct for the negatives that I mentioned; other readers may not be bothered by the reading difficulty or the lack of a solidified way to follow the author's suggestions.
The author's purpose for writing this book can be found in this quote, "I try to explain how a Dream Machine brings together everything I learned along the way, hoping the dream will come true one day." I will be passing this book on to my son, a software developer. Maybe he will be able to explain Hamer-Hodge's dream to me.
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The Fate of AI Society
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
