2084 and the AI Revolution, Updated and Expanded Edition by John C Lennox
In response to recent popular accounts, scientist and philosopher John Lennox offers a Christian perspective on humanity's future with technological enhancement, bioengineering, and AI. Here is a thought-provoking, controversial, balanced, and engaging account of the problems raised by AI and the atheist conception of what it means to be human.
'A forceful warning from a Christian perspective about the potential risks of an AI dystopia: algorithmic unfairness, existential threat, transhumanist hubris' * Jeremy Gibbons, Professor of Computing, University of Oxford *
'AI, the metaverse, transhumanism--no matter how much you think you know about these things, Lennox's magisterial and exhaustively researched survey of future tech will explode your dataset!' * Douglas Estes, author of SimChurch and Braving the Future, associate professor of religion, New College of Florida *
'All that concerns us about the latest developments in AI, including the ethical, anthropological and theological questions the technology raises, are superbly addressed in this updated and expanded edition. John Lennox approaches this subject with his usual thoroughness, clarity and logical development of thought. This is one of the most well informed and helpful books I have seen on this subject.' * Nigel T. Crook, BSc, PhD, PFHEA, professor of AI and Robotics, Dean of Research and Innovation, Oxford Brookes University, author of Rise of the Moral Machine *
'Humanity is on the verge of living out Goethe's The Socerer's Apprentice. If ever we needed sages to advise and to warn us if we are not to stumble into 'the abolition of Man,' it is today. John Lennox is such a sage--experienced, knowledgeable, wise, and with a proven ability to guide us forward.' * Os Guinness, author of The Magna Carta of Humanity *
'If you are planning to read one book on AI, this should be it. If you intend to read many books on AI, this should be the first. John Lennox provides a broad foundation encompassing the basics, dangers, corporate and individual players, large language models vs. machine learning vs. human surveillance, economics, ethics, and how these interface with a biblical worldview. It's all here in delightfully readable format for the layperson or the casual user of AI.' * James Tour, Professor of Chemistry, NanoEngineering and Computer Science, Rice University *
'Lennox offers the most up-to-date information about how AI influences our jobs, our relationships, and our bodies. The updated and expanded edition of 2084 and the AI Revolution is both deep and imminently readable, with important discussion questions for groups at the end of each chapter. It is a book that anyone who cares about the future of humanity should read.' * Elaine Howard Ecklund, Author of Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values That Move Us Beyond Fear and Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, Rice University *
'This revised version of 2084 and the AI Revolution is a real tour de force bringing together with unparallelled clarity, wisdom, and compassion a public understanding of AI technological foundations, ethics, and the AI-human relationship! Lennox, renowned scholar and Christian apologist, is a lighthouse in navigating complex technological advancements with spiritual depth which inspires us to reflect on what it means to be human now and for the future of our grandchildren!' * Dr Michael Barrett, Vice Dean and Professor of Information Systems and Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business school and Fellow of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge *
'What does AI I know? What does AI hope for? And what is AI going to do? Sam Altman doesn't have the answer. John Lennox does.' * Perry Marshall, author, Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design *
'AI, the metaverse, transhumanism--no matter how much you think you know about these things, Lennox's magisterial and exhaustively researched survey of future tech will explode your dataset!' * Douglas Estes, author of SimChurch and Braving the Future, associate professor of religion, New College of Florida *
'All that concerns us about the latest developments in AI, including the ethical, anthropological and theological questions the technology raises, are superbly addressed in this updated and expanded edition. John Lennox approaches this subject with his usual thoroughness, clarity and logical development of thought. This is one of the most well informed and helpful books I have seen on this subject.' * Nigel T. Crook, BSc, PhD, PFHEA, professor of AI and Robotics, Dean of Research and Innovation, Oxford Brookes University, author of Rise of the Moral Machine *
'Humanity is on the verge of living out Goethe's The Socerer's Apprentice. If ever we needed sages to advise and to warn us if we are not to stumble into 'the abolition of Man,' it is today. John Lennox is such a sage--experienced, knowledgeable, wise, and with a proven ability to guide us forward.' * Os Guinness, author of The Magna Carta of Humanity *
'If you are planning to read one book on AI, this should be it. If you intend to read many books on AI, this should be the first. John Lennox provides a broad foundation encompassing the basics, dangers, corporate and individual players, large language models vs. machine learning vs. human surveillance, economics, ethics, and how these interface with a biblical worldview. It's all here in delightfully readable format for the layperson or the casual user of AI.' * James Tour, Professor of Chemistry, NanoEngineering and Computer Science, Rice University *
'Lennox offers the most up-to-date information about how AI influences our jobs, our relationships, and our bodies. The updated and expanded edition of 2084 and the AI Revolution is both deep and imminently readable, with important discussion questions for groups at the end of each chapter. It is a book that anyone who cares about the future of humanity should read.' * Elaine Howard Ecklund, Author of Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values That Move Us Beyond Fear and Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, Rice University *
'This revised version of 2084 and the AI Revolution is a real tour de force bringing together with unparallelled clarity, wisdom, and compassion a public understanding of AI technological foundations, ethics, and the AI-human relationship! Lennox, renowned scholar and Christian apologist, is a lighthouse in navigating complex technological advancements with spiritual depth which inspires us to reflect on what it means to be human now and for the future of our grandchildren!' * Dr Michael Barrett, Vice Dean and Professor of Information Systems and Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business school and Fellow of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge *
'What does AI I know? What does AI hope for? And what is AI going to do? Sam Altman doesn't have the answer. John Lennox does.' * Perry Marshall, author, Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design *
John C. Lennox (MA MMath. MA (Bioethics) PhD, DPhil, DSc, FISSR) is Professor of Mathematics (Emeritus) at the University of Oxford and (Emeritus) Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is author of a number of books on the interface between science, philosophy, and theology, including, God and Stephen Hawking, Determined to Believe, Can Science Explain Everything? and Cosmic Chemistry: Do God and Science Mix? Prof. Lennox is a widely recognized public intellectual who has engaged in numerous debates with public figures such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Ruse, and Peter Atkins on questions at the interface of science, philosophy, and religion.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780310166641 |
| ISBN 10 | 0310166640 |
| Title | 2084 and the AI Revolution, Updated and Expanded Edition |
| Author | John C Lennox |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Zondervan |
| Year published | 2025-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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