This book is organized as follows. Section 2 introduces the notion of the Singularity, a stage in development in which technological progress and economic growth increase at a near-infinite rate. Section 3 describes what artificial intelligence is and how it has been applied. Section 4 considers artificial happiness and the likelihood that artificial intelligence might increase human happiness. Section 5 discusses some prominent related concepts and issues. Section 6 describes the use of artificial agents in economic modeling, and section 7 considers some ways in which economic analysis can offer some hints about what the advent of artificial intelligence might bring. Chapter 8 presents some thoughts about the current state of AI and its future prospects.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Tilburg |
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| Publisher | Economics |
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| Number of pages | 93 |
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| Volume | 2012-087 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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| Name | CentER Discussion Paper |
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| Volume | 2012-087 |
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