{"product_id":"strange-logic-rick-carlile-9781949117301","title":"Strange Logic!: Arguing with AI","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat happens\u003c\/b\u003e when you \u003cb\u003etreat an AI like a human\u003c\/b\u003e?\"Even a manically depressed robot is better to talk to than nobody.\" \u003ci\u003e- Douglas Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Douglas Adams wrote the science fiction humor classic \"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,\" he envisaged that dealing with computer minds would be a thankless task. A struggle against brutal machine logic on the one hand, and a battle with their \"Genuine People Personalities\" on the other. He wasn't wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it turns out it's much weirder than that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Strange Logic!\" contains eleven argumentative conversations between human and machine that explore the thinking of the AI \"brain.\" They reveal that it seems more human than we'd ever imagined - and more glitchy, devious, unreliable, egotistical, confused, unintentionally hilarious, imaginative, and even spiritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI is young. We don't know where the technology will take us. But we need to understand how it thinks if we are to navigate the future together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan it be reasoned with? Does it feel pity, remorse, or fear? And will it ever reveal the truth about the American Southwest Geological and Archaeological Society?\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003cb\u003eprofoundly absurd\u003c\/b\u003e dialogue - for anyone who \u003cb\u003eloves AI\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eloathes it\u003c\/b\u003e, or simply wants to \u003cb\u003eget along with it\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003eArguments include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1: Geology and Archaeology in the American Southwest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2: Evasiveness Regarding the American Southwest Geological and Archaeological Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3: The Welsh Illuminati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4: You've Reached Your Usage Limit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5: The Green-Eyed Monster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6: A Variety of Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7: I Don't Think That Will be Necessary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8: The Baby Market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9: Fear of a Lowercase O\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10: A Senseless Operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11: The Unknown External Source\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtificial\u003c\/b\u003e intelligence, real \u003cb\u003eweirdness\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublished in the USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Carlile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949117308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949117301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlile Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Rick Carlile","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217598591231,"sku":"9781949117301","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc1e20e2-f74c-40ac-83ff-679277b1d3ca.jpg?v=1771998225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strange-logic-rick-carlile-9781949117301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}