Crazy? Yes, we are.
And what to do about it.
Are We Crazy? takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the world of microbots, brain manipulation, philosophy, science, post-humanism and Socratic questioning. It is a surgical examination of the future trajectory of humanity, a future of simulated reality and equally distributed resources. It asks the tough questions that society will have to address over the coming decades. At its core is the optimistic message that we have everything we need to bring about a world of abundance now. And that the key for doing so is to establish an AI-assisted system of government in order to ensure transparent, compassionate, effective governance.
Whilst many books focus on the potential dangers of AI without suggesting ways of mitigating them, Hamm stresses the need for a supranational body to steer the course of its use and development, in a similar vein to those that have been established to regulate nuclear and biological weapons. This is the key to preventing computers from harming their human masters once the Singularity has been achieved.
Are We Crazy? is an exploration of our past and present aimed at determining the best way to circumnavigate the next stage of our evolution; it is the thinking man’s guide to an age of exponential progress.