Artificial Era: Predictions for Ultrahumans, Robots and other Intelligent Entities

"Original, informative and easy to read. A good guide for understanding the future and facing it"Carlota Perez, Author of Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages."A very natural and human vision of this new Artificial Era"Isabel Barbancho, Full Professor, Universidad de M嫮aga, Spain."There are already numerous books on artificial intelligence and its social impact, but Gissel Velarde's book has two characteristics that make it valuable and different. The first is that it is based on some 300 references in its bibliography, which gives it a very remarkable scientific character. The second is that AI is presented from the point of view of a Bolivian woman, who has lived in several European countries, and with a multidisciplinary professional profile. Thus the book, originally written in Spanish, conveys a diverse view of AI that addresses topics such as the role of women, technology in remote places, and references Potosi, India, the arts, drawing on studies of diverse cultures and geographies."Emilia G鏔ez, AI and Music researcher emiliagomez.com."This book gives a general introduction to the topic of Artificial Intelligence, making a deep analysis with a very solid scientific basis, without being too technical. It shows the current situation and the possible evolutions of AI, giving an objective and grounded position, highly welcome in these times of scientific misinformation. Highly recommended for the novice and the expert willing to broaden their perspective."Alexis Marechal Marin, Head of Computer Systems Engineering Department Universidad Privada Boliviana, La Paz, Bolivia."I invite you to read this text without fear or prejudice, enjoy it from beginning to end not only to include it in the reading list of the year, but to reflect, decide and act."Willy Castro Guzm嫕, University Professor and Researcher Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica."Based on her years of experience both in academia and in industry, as well as her interest in the world of business, Dr. Velarde presents in this book a realistic perspective of the role technology, in partic- ular Artificial Intelligence (AI), is playing and will play in our lives both at a personal level and at the society level. Instead of focusing only on the potential dilemmas of general artificial intelligence, she discusses important topics including the need for national and inter- national strategies for AI development, as well as the consequences of developing biased AI models in a world with large inequalities (gender, racial, class, etc.)."Carlos Cancino-Chac鏮, Assistant Professor Institute of Computational Perception, Johannes Kepler University Linz.