Strategy, Evolution, and War
From Apes to Artificial Intelligence
$66.75
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2018
Summary
Decisions about war have always been made by humans, but now intelligent machines are on the cusp of changing things – with dramatic consequences for international affairs. This book explores the evolutionary origins of human strategy, and makes a provocative argument that Artificial Intelligence will radically transform the nature of war by changing the psychological basis of decision-making about violence.
Strategy, Evolution, and War is a cautionary preview of how Artificial Inte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781626165809 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1626165807 |
| Author: | Kenneth Payne |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press |
| Imprint: | Georgetown University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
Arguing his case clearly and with few qualifications, Kenneth Payne takes forward his existing studies on the psychology of conflict in order to consider the consequences of the spread of systems employing Artifical Intelligence (AI). This is an important topic, and Payne is right to draw attention to its significance.
* Military History Monthly Magazine *Kenneth Payne
Kenneth Payne is a senior lecturer in the School of Security Studies at King’s College, London. He is also a senior member of St Antony’s College, Oxford University, having earlier been a visiting fellow in the Department of International Relations there. Payne’s research is broadly in the field of political psychology and strategic studies. He is the author of two previous books, The Psychology of Strategy: Exploring Rationality in the Vietnam War and The Psychology of Modern Conflict.
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