This book is designed to become a foundational text for the new science of AI safety engineering. While specific predictions regarding the consequences of an intelligence singularity vary from potential economic hardship to the complete extinction of humankind, many of the involved researchers agree that the issue is of utmost importance and needs to be seriously addressed. The book directly addresses this issue and consolidates research aimed at making sure that emerging superintelligence is beneficial to humanity..

Roman V. Yampolskiy holds a PhD from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY). There, he was a recipient of a four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) fellowship. Before beginning his doctoral studies, Dr. Yampolskiy received a BS/MS (High Honors) combined degree in computer science from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State.

Dr. Yampolskiy's main areas of interest are behavioral biometrics, digital forensics, pattern recognition, genetic algorithms, neural networks, artificial intelligence, and games. Dr. Yampolskiy is an author of over 100 publications, including multiple journal articles and books. His research has been cited by numerous scientists and profiled in popular magazines, both American and foreign (New Scientist, Poker Magazine, Science World Magazine), dozens of websites (BBC, MSNBC, Yahoo! News), and on radio (German National Radio, Alex Jones Show).

AI-Completeness: The Problem Domain of Superintelligent Machines. The Space of Mind Designs and the Human Mental Model. How to Prove You Invented Superintelligence So No One Else Can Steal It. Wireheading, Addiction, and Mental Illness in Machines. On the Limits of Recursively Self-Improving Artificially Intelligent Systems. Singularity Paradox and What to Do About It. Superintelligence Safety Engineering. Artificial Intelligence Confinement Problem (and Solution). Efficiency Theory: A Unifying Theory for Information, Computation, and Intelligence. Controlling the Impact of Future Superintelligence.