Life 3.0

#15 in Technology & IT

Life 3.0

Max Tegmark

First published 2017Original language EN

8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 10155 ratingsConfidence 51%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
  • NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #8

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About the book

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence is a 2017 non-fiction book by Swedish-American cosmologist Max Tegmark. Life 3.0 discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the future of life on Earth and beyond. The book discusses a variety of societal implications, what can be done to maximize the chances of a positive outcome, and potential futures for humanity, technology and combinations thereof.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.9 across 155 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Technology & IT average of 8.1. That is how 8.0 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.219 12%
Hardcover7.8136 88%

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