BOOK REVIEW

Outsmart

Outsmart: Book Review

Introduction

This paper is reviewed a scientific book “outsmart” written by Jeff Champey. This book is about the possible effects of a “robotic takeover” leading to massive job loss, legal and ethical problems in dealing with human.

Review

In this book the author begins that we as humans always assume that we can do as we please, that there are not rules defining what we can and cannot do. We think this of all of the creatures that are placed on this earth. However, when we create something, we place defining rules upon it.

In the book, the Robot, gives a series of short stories relating to the creation, "life" and the evolution of robot kind. The robots in his story are experimented with and changed, new things are put in when old one don't work, in fact the robots in his story are much like a pot that a child would throw things into and see how they turn out.

In this book the author demonstrates that the robots are taking over day by day in our daily life too. And they're taking control of the financial institutions of Earth first, with the initial targets being Wall Street traders. Scientists predict that in the future no profession will be safe from robot intrusion, as intelligent machines become more capable of outperforming humans in the business arena.

Jeff Champey is definitely capable of analytical and conceptual thought and can solve complicated problems with analytical thought in this book. Analytical and conceptual thought is perceived as intelligence. His intelligence is different from ours, in a mechanical, robot-like way.

In addition more the author articulates that in a field test six 'bots' were put up against six of sharpest traders, the aim being to see who could make the most money in ...