I particularly enjoyed the 4 chapters in which Tegmark discusses possible scenarios of AI being developed in the near, far and very far future. I also appreciate his working definitions of Intelligence and Consciousness, background and how they play an important role in the development of future AI technology.
Intelligence: the ability to accomplish complex goals
AGI: Artificial General Intelligence, able to accomplish any goals, at least like humans.
Intelligence Explosion: birth of a Singularity
Consciousness: subjective experience.
What makes matter conscious? What physical properties distinguish conscious and unconscious systems?
Table of Contents
Prelude: The Tale of the Omega Team
1. Welcome to the Most Important Conversation of our time
2. Matter turns Intelligent
3. The Near Future: Breakthroughs, Bugs, Laws, Weapons and Jobs
4. Intelligence Explosion?
5. Aftermath: the Next 10,000 years
6. Our Cosmic Endowment: the Next Billion Years and Beyond
7. Goals
8. Consciousness
Epilogue: The Tale of the FLI Team
