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Il n'hésite pas à aborder toute la gamme des points de vue ou les questions les plus controversées - de la superintelligence au sens, à la conscience et aux limites physiques ultimes de la vie dans le cosmos.","brand":"Vintage Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817843396688,"sku":"9781101970317B","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781101970317-l.jpg?v=1785866638"},{"product_id":"rebooting-ai-building-artificial-intelligence-we-can-trust-9780525566045b","title":"Redémarrer l'IA : Construire une intelligence artificielle digne de confiance","description":"\u003cb\u003eDeux leaders dans le domaine offrent une analyse convaincante de l'état actuel de l'art et révèlent les étapes que nous devons suivre pour parvenir à une intelligence artificielle véritablement robuste.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nMalgré le battage médiatique autour de l'IA, créer une intelligence qui rivalise ou dépasse les niveaux humains est bien plus compliqué que ce que l'on nous a fait croire. Les professeurs Gary Marcus et Ernest Davis ont passé leur carrière à la pointe de la recherche en IA et ont été témoins de certaines des plus grandes avancées dans le domaine, mais ils soutiennent qu'un ordinateur battant un humain à Jeopardy! ne signifie pas que nous sommes aux portes de voitures entièrement autonomes ou de machines superintelligentes. Les réalisations dans le domaine jusqu'à présent se sont produites dans des systèmes fermés avec des ensembles de règles fixes, et ces approches sont trop étroites pour atteindre une véritable intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nLe monde réel, en revanche, est d'une complexité folle et ouvert. Comment pouvons-nous combler ce fossé ? Quelles en seront les conséquences lorsque nous y parviendrons ? S'inspirant de l'esprit humain, Marcus et Davis expliquent ce dont nous avons besoin pour faire progresser l'IA au niveau supérieur, et suggèrent que si nous sommes sages en chemin, nous n'aurons pas à nous soucier d'un avenir de suzerains mécaniques. Si nous nous concentrons sur le fait de doter les machines de bon sens et d'une compréhension profonde, plutôt que de nous concentrer simplement sur l'analyse statistique et la collecte de collections de données toujours plus grandes, nous serons capables de créer une IA à laquelle nous pourrons faire confiance – dans nos maisons, nos voitures et les cabinets de nos médecins. 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