KENNETH JAMES HAMER-HODGES

The Trilogy

The trilogy traces the evolution of computer science as artificial intelligence (AI) from its inception as human-dependent mechanical tools like an abacus and The slide rule, to its potential future as an independent digital species. It highlights key developments in computer science leading to machine languages and to machine learning, and natural language processing. It discusses the implications of growing automated capabilities for society, democracy, and global power dynamics. The books explore the geopolitical race in AI development, particularly between western democracies led by the United States and international dictatorships led by China. The risks to civilized progress from unethical actions beyond control demand a scientific foundation to computer science that can be fully trusted is vital for saving AI advancement from becoming a Weapon of Mass Destruction.

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