God AI with Professor Toby Walsh

Join one of the world's leading researchers in artificial intelligence, Professor Toby Walsh as he discusses his new release, God AI: Boom or Doom? What to Expect When Machines Outsmart Us.

Our fears about artificial general intelligence go deep. They touch on our very identity as thinking, feeling creatures, and on our place in the universe. Are we creating our own successor? And might this creation be a god?

Join Professor Toby Walsh explores the existential risks posed by our accelerating efforts to realise an AI-powered future.

‘If you only read one book about what happens when machines get smarter than us, make it this one. This is the guide you want for the scariest journey in human history.’ —Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

$5.00 + booking fee

Books will be available for purchase and signing on the night.

Non-alcoholic refreshments and nibbles on arrival.

Bookings required.

Toby Walsh is one of the world's leading researchers in artificial intelligence. He is a professor of artificial intelligence at the University of New South Wales and chief scientist at its AI institute, UNSW.ai. He is the author of five books about AI, including Machines Behaving Badly, Faking It and, most recently, The Shortest History of AI.

Enquiries: 8495 5028 or libraryprograms@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au