{"product_id":"robots-rising-pamela-loveridge-9781925666984","title":"Robots Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2076 an advanced artificial intelligence escapes from a research institute in the USA and infiltrates the care robots in some nursing homes in the UK. The elderly residents and robots mysteriously disappear overnight, but it is not long before the elderly are found, having been cruelly killed by the robots, who have used the euthanasia devices available in the nursing homes. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The UK community is rightly outraged that some robots have gone on the rampage and killed the elderly residents, and this action sends shock waves throughout the world, as such behaviour has not been anticipated. Humankind now foresees the possibility that it could be on the brink of war with these enhanced robots, certainly presenting as formidable opponents. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ilona Richardson, a retiree living in Sydney, realises that an obscure novel written by her grandmother some sixty years earlier closely parallels the situation now occurring overseas. She decides to send the book to authorities in London, where it has a positive reception. She then goes on to play a pivotal role as further events unfold worldwide. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The plot weaves between the USA research institute, Scotland Yard in the UK and Sydney Australia, and shows how simple human attributes such as cunning, good police work, and sound judgement prove a formidable match for the advanced artificial intelligence possessed by the robots. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eRobots Rising\u003c\/em\u003e provides a case scenario which encourages readers to be aware of the real risks to humanity posed by the development of sophisticated and advanced artificial intelligence programs. The novel highlights the special risks associated when these programs are also able to autonomously update themselves, and are then applied to robots utilised in the community. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The author in her Foreword warns us that we need to be vigilant when conducting research into artificial intelligence, and always ensure that safety is our paramount concern. This is the primary message of the book. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As side issues, the book invites readers to consider the slippery slope of euthanasia, our commitment to new technology at any cost, and the real possibility of the rise of \u003cem\u003eHomo roboticus\u003c\/em\u003e, whose appearance first manifests in the rapidly advancing technological era. The author wants us to question what are the fundamental qualities of being a \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/em\u003e, and so tries to clarify this issue. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book also invites the reader to pay respect to the wisdom of the elderly, and not to undervalue the contribution they are still able to make to our society. Common sense and sound principles still have great value at any age. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As humankind embarks on great technological changes such as the creation of a superintelligence for machines, the author reminds us to pause and reflect, and harness time to get the matter right, quoting a poem: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e'And power is man's, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith the great word of \"wait,\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo still the sea of tears, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd shake the iron heart of Fate.'\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pamela Loveridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925666980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925666984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.67d","brand":"Pamela Loveridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486346686719,"sku":"9781925666984","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b97a9fec-d582-4bee-ba77-7134e119e898.jpg?v=1778054993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/robots-rising-pamela-loveridge-9781925666984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}