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A guide to AI s thorniest implications that asks How shall we navigate our brave new world We are at a monumental turning point in human history AI is taking intelligence in new directions The strongest human competitors in chess go and Jeopardy have been beaten by AIs and AI is getting more sophisticated by the day Further AI research is going inside the human brain itself attempting to augment human minds It may even create greater than human level intelligence leading to a new generation of artificial minds Minds 2 0 Susan Schneider a philosopher argues that these undertakings must not be attempted without a richer understanding of the nature of the mind An insufficient grasp of the underlying philosophical issues could undermine the use of AI and brain enhancement technology bringing about the demise or suffering of conscious beings Examining the philosophical questions lying beneath the algorithms Schneider takes on AI s thorniest implications