Summary:
The book explores the potential future development of artificial superintelligence and the ways it could surpass human intelligence, posing existential risks to humanity. It discusses strategic pathways for safely managing this transition, including the alignment problem and the control problem, to ensure that superintelligent entities would act in accordance with human values and interests.
Key points:
1. Superintelligence: Bostrom defines it as an intellect surpassing human cognitive performance in all domains. It includes AI that outperforms humans in general intelligence.
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