Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom changed the global conversation on AI and focused on what might happen if AI development goes wrong. Deep Utopia explores what might happen if we develop superintelligence safely, govern it well, and make good use of the cornucopian wealth and near magical technological powers that this technology can unlock. It asks what is the point of human existence in a solved world and gives us glimpses of a different kind of existence.

Format: Hardback
Length: 536 pages
Publication date: 21 May 2024
Publisher: Ideapress Publishing

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Bostrom's previous book, "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies," revolutionized the global conversation on AI and achieved the prestigious status of a New York Times bestseller. It delved into the potential consequences of AI development going awry. However, what if things unfolded in a different direction? What if we successfully develop superintelligence, effectively govern it, and harness the immense wealth and near-magical technological capabilities that this technology offers?

In such a scenario, human labor would become obsolete. We would enter a state known as post-instrumentality, where our efforts are no longer required for any practical purpose. Moreover, as technology matures, human nature would become entirely malleable.

Here, we encounter a challenge that transcends the realm of technology and enters the philosophical and spiritual domain. In a world where all problems are solved, what becomes the purpose of human existence? What gives life meaning? What do we do with our days?

Deep Utopia offers fresh perspectives on these age-old questions and provides glimpses of a different kind of existence that could potentially be ours in the future. It encourages us to contemplate the possibilities and implications of a world where technology has surpassed human limitations and transformed the very fabric of our existence.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781646871643