Smarter Than Us
by Geoffrey Hinton, with Patchen Barss
AVAILABLE MARCH 30TH, 2027
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Nobel Laureate and “godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton’s SMARTER THAN US: SUPERINTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY, with science journalist Patchen Barss, explains how the neural networks Hinton helped pioneer may soon produce machines more intelligent than humans, the immediate threats AI already poses to work, democracy, security, and shared truth, and what governments, companies, and citizens must do now to ensure humanity can survive-and thrive-in a world where it is no longer the planet’s apex intelligence.
A powerful new biography of Roger Penrose
In The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius, Patchen Barss draws on years of research, interviews, and previously unpublished letters, journals, and other papers, to present a deeply moving, eye-opening portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being.
“Beautifully composed and revealing.”
Anjana Ahuja, Financial Times
“A notch above other ‘great minds’ biographies… a haunting portrait of a brilliant scientist unwilling to confront his personal shortcomings.”
Starred review, Publishers Weekly
“A stunning achievement.”
Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
“A new landmark of scientific biography.”
Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of The Man from the Future
“Charming and gripping, edifying and soulful”
Siobhan Roberts, author of Genius at Play, The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway
About Patchen Barss
Patchen Barss is a Toronto-based science journalist, speaker, and author.