Another recommendation I have now read as well, it shares a similar topic about the artificial intelligence boom or the singularity, with the previous book I have reviewed. Although I must say that I prefer this latter one, as it tends to be more varied and positive.
Life 3.0 depicts three major phases; the biological origins rendering and coming together as 1.0, the cultural developments of humans as 2.0, and the technological advancement which accelerates further as 3.0.
Before that, the book depicts an interesting hypothesis prelude where the fictional Omega Team, AKA the super intelligence that drives with it's own growth and thus takes over the world, asks the reader the question what it's post-goals would be after assimilating pretty much enough.
Max details chapters about AI getting more smart throughout previous decades, including famous chess and go players, and also goes through possible future outcomes as to how technology will shape employment, society and the rest of the established institutions and models.
While also wondering in how far AI weapons will we be able to develop, he has a positive outcome in general through his writings, because he argues that the goals of a so called artificial general intelligence will eventually align with those from humans.
He goes in deeper layers about goals and end-games in the last chapters, using consciousness, morality and meaning as major topics to accompany these goals. Lastly, he tells us about how much of a success the Future of Life institute has been so far, which wants to research and develop an AI safety program as a pre-caution towards the super intelligence happening.
Life 3.0 is accessible, thoughtful, provocative and luminous in the sense that it looks at the future with a bright view.
Rating: ***
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