Lovelock, James

Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence

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ISBN 13:
9780141990798
author:
Lovelock, James
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8 centimetres (0
Genre:
Science, Environment, Nonfiction,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 7 working days
£10.70

Description

James Lovelock, renowned environmental thinker, presents a groundbreaking theory about the future of life on Earth. He argues that the current era, the Anthropocene, is coming to an end and a new age, the Novacene, has already begun.

According to Lovelock, this new age will be marked by the emergence of hyper-intelligent beings from existing artificial intelligence systems. These beings will possess a cognitive capacity 10,000 times greater than humans, and will regard us as we now regard plants - as slow-acting and thinking creatures.

Lovelock emphasizes that the intelligence of Earth is crucial for its survival and prosperity, and that we will be partners in this new project. He speculates that the Novacene could be the beginning of a process that will lead to intelligence suffusing the entire cosmos.

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