The age of em : work, love, and life when robots rule the Earth / Robin Hanson.

Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or ""ems."" Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this ne...

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Main Author: Hanson, Robin, 1959- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Part I Basics; 1. Start; 2. Modes; 3. Framing; 4. Assumptions; 5. Implementation; Part II Physics; 6. Scales; 7. Infrastructure; 8. Appearances; 9. Information; 10. Existence; 11. Farewells; Part III Economics; 12. Labor; 13. Efficiency; 14. Work; 15. Business; 16. Growth; 17. Lifecycle; Part IV Organization; 18. Clumping; 19. Groups; 20. Conflict; 21. Politics; 22. Rules; Part V Sociology; 23. Mating; 24. Signals; 25. Collaboration; 26. Society; 27. Minds; Part VI Implications; 28. Variations; 29. Choices; 30. Finale; References; Index.