Life 3.0 : Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Contemporary Anesthetic Management for Pediatric Airway -- Evolution of Anesthesia for Pediatric Airway Surgery: From ETHER to TIVA AND Current Controversies -- Pre-op considerations in the evaluation of children with airway pathologies -- Airway Pathologies... -- Preferred anesthesia for routine otolaryngologic procedures -- Anesthesia Methods for Airway Endoscopy -- Neonatal Laryngoscopy and Bronchoscopy -- Difficult Airway Management of Neonates, Infants, and Children with Syndromes Involving the Airway -- Anesthesia Maintenance during Endoscopic Airway Surgery -- Anesthesia maintenance during open airway reconstruction -- Optimal Sedation Protocol after Single Stage Open Airway Reconstruction -- Anesthetic control in emergent pediatric foreign bodies -- Anesthetic considerations in major head and neck trauma -- Anesthetic management of morbidly obese patients undergoing airway surgery -- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) considerations infulminant airway obstruction -- Prevention airway complications during aero digestive surgery.-Management of immediate postoperative airway events in children -- Complications from narcotic use in pediatric airway patients.-ENT Surgery and Anesthesia Neurotoxicity in Children -- .;The advancement of tactics used in managing pediatric airway disorders can be attributed to an overall growth of collective knowledge among medical health professionals. This book is designed to sustain that growth of knowledge, with 18 chapters of insight and information by distinguished medical experts in both pediatric anesthesia and pediatric otolaryngology. It concisely and thoroughly covers topics such as subglottic stenosis, pharyngeal airway obstruction, laryngeal airway obstruction, obesity and sleep apnea and thoracic airway obstruction, among others. Chapters include scenarios where the skills and expertise of both anesthesiologists and otolaryngologists are being continually tested; the use of newer drugs and repurposing of older drugs; the combination of smaller amounts of different types of sedatives while avoiding intra-op narcotics and maintaining spontaneous ventilation are described in detail; Finally, a comprehensive review of new research emerging about ultra-rapid narcotics metabolizers among patients, making them more susceptible to medications, such as codeine, along with the latest information on the purported potential neurodevelopmental toxicity of some anesthetic agents are also included. Working as both an educational tool and a practical resource, medical practitioners, students and educators will find this text to be a valuable tool for the safely managing the pediatric patient undergoing anesthesia for difficult airway scenarios. Other Titles......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Dedication......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Prelude: The Tale of the Omega Team......Page 12 1 Welcome to the Most Important Conversation of Our Time......Page 33 A Brief History of Complexity......Page 35 The Three Stages of Life......Page 37 Controversies......Page 42 Misconceptions......Page 54 The Road Ahead......Page 62 2 Matter Turns Intelligent......Page 70 What Is Intelligence?......Page 71 What Is Memory?......Page 78 What Is Computation?......Page 83 What Is Learning?......Page 95 3 The Near Future: Breakthroughs, Bugs, Laws, Weapons and Jobs......Page 108 Breakthroughs......Page 110 Bugs vs. Robust AI......Page 123 Laws......Page 136 Weapons......Page 142 Jobs and Wages......Page 154 Human-Level Intelligence?......Page 169 4 Intelligence Explosion?......Page 174 Totalitarianism......Page 175 Prometheus Takes Over the World......Page 177 Slow Takeoff and Multipolar Scenarios......Page 191 Cyborgs and Uploads......Page 198 What Will Actually Happen?......Page 200 5 Aftermath: The Next 10,000 Years......Page 204 Libertarian Utopia......Page 208 Benevolent Dictator......Page 215 Egalitarian Utopia......Page 219 Gatekeeper......Page 225 Protector God......Page 227 Enslaved God......Page 229 Conquerors......Page 234 Descendants......Page 238 Zookeeper......Page 242 1984......Page 243 Reversion......Page 247 Self-Destruction......Page 251 What Do You Want?......Page 259 6 Our Cosmic Endowment: The Next Billion Years and Beyond......Page 261 Making the Most of Your Resources......Page 262 Gaining Resources Through Cosmic Settlement......Page 281 Cosmic Hierarchies......Page 301 Outlook......Page 316 7 Goals......Page 321 Physics: The Origin of Goals......Page 322 Biology: The Evolution of Goals......Page 325 Psychology: The Pursuit of and Rebellion Against Goals......Page 329 Engineering: Outsourcing Goals......Page 330 Friendly AI: Aligning Goals......Page 334 Ethics: Choosing Goals......Page 344 Ultimate Goals?......Page 349 8 Consciousness......Page 357 Who Cares?......Page 358 What Is Consciousness?......Page 360 What’s the Problem?......Page 361 Is Consciousness Beyond Science?......Page 364 Experimental Clues About Consciousness......Page 370 Theories of Consciousness......Page 381 Controversies of Consciousness......Page 391 How Might AI Consciousness Feel?......Page 394 Meaning......Page 397 Epilogue: The Tale of the FLI Team......Page 402 Notes......Page 424 Prologue: The tale of the Omega Team Welcome to the most important conversation of our time. A brief history of complexity ; The three stages of life ; Controversies ; Misconceptions ; The road ahead Matter turns intelligent. What is intelligence? ; What is memory? ; What is computation? ; What is learning? The near future: breakthroughs, bugs, laws, weapons and jobs. Breakthroughs ; Bugs vs. robust AI ; Laws ; Weapons ; Jobs and wages ; Human-level intelligence? Intelligence explosion?. Totalitarianism ; Prometheus takes over the world ; Slow takeoff and multiple scenarios ; Cyborgs and uploads ; What will actually happen? Aftermath: the next 10,000 years. Libertarian utopia ; Benevolent dictator ; Egalitarian utopia ; Gatekeeper ; Protector God ; Enslaved God ; Conquerors ; Descendants ; Zookeeper ; 1984 ; Reversion ; Self-destruction ; What do you want? Our cosmic endowment: the next billion years and beyond. Making the most of your resources ; Gaining resources through cosmic settlement ; Cosmic hierarchies ; Outlook Goals. Physics: the origin of goals ; Biology: the evolution of goals ; Psychology: the pursuit of and rebellion against goals ; Engineering: outsourcing goals ; Friendly AI: aligning goals ; Ethics: choosing goals ; Ultimate goals? Consciousness. Who ares? ; What is consciousness? ; What's the problem? ; Is consciousness beyond science? ; Experimental clues about consciousness ; Theories of consciousness ; Controversies of consciousness ; How might AI consciousness feel? ; Meaning Epilogue: The tale of the FLI Team. New York Times Best Seller How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who’s helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today’s kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn’t shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues—from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos. "How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today's kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn't shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues--from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos."--Publisher's description "How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today's kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn't shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues--from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos."--Jacket. "What jobs should be automated? How should our legal systems handle autonomous systems? How likely is the emergence of suprahuman intelligence? A.I. is the future of science, technology, and business--and there is no person better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark. What has A.I. brought us? Where will it lead us? The story of A.I. is the story of intelligence--of life processes as they evolve from bacteria (1.0) to humans (2.0), where life processes define their own software, to technology (3.0), where life processes design both their hardware and software. We know that A.I. is transforming work, laws, and weapons, as well as the dark side of computing (hacking and viral sabotage), raising questions that we all need to address: What jobs should be automated? How should our legal systems handle autonomous systems? How likely is the emergence of suprahuman intelligence? Is it possible to control suprahuman intelligence? How do we ensure that the uses of A.I. remain beneficial? These are the issues at the heart of this book and its unique perspective, which seeks a ground apart from techno-skepticism and digital utopia"-- Provided by publisher This Is A Borzoi Book Published By Alfred A. Knopf.