1999 TheAgeofSpiritualMachinesWhenCo
- (Kurzweil, 1999) ⇒ Ray Kurzweil. (1999). “The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence.” Viking. ISBN:9780670882175
Subject Headings: Artificial Superintelligence (ASI), ASI Emergence Period.
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- It explores the concept of spiritual experiences in machines, suggesting a future where computers might engage in activities typically associated with spirituality, like meditation and prayer.
- It delves into the development and future of artificial intelligence, beginning with the foundational work of Alan Turing and extending into complex topics like neural networks and genetic algorithms.
- It predicts significant advancements in computational power, positing that by around the year 2020, personal computers will match the human brain in processing capacity.
- It discusses the potential of building artificial brains and the ethical and technological implications of digitizing human consciousness for computer uploading.
- It examines the integration of technology with the human body, ranging from macroscopic implants to advanced nanotechnology, and the potential impacts on health and society.
- It highlights nanotechnology's transformative potential, addressing its revolutionary applications and the associated risks, such as uncontrolled replication.
- It envisions a future where humans and computers increasingly integrate, leading to a new era of robotic intelligence and fundamentally altering human existence.
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The inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era, an international authority on artificial intelligence, and bestselling author of The Singularity is Nearer now offers a framework for envisioning the twenty-first century in The Age of Spiritual Machines--an age in which the marriage of human sensitivity and artificial intelligence fundamentally alters and improves the way we live.
Kurzweil's prophetic blueprint for the future takes us through the advances that inexorably result in computers exceeding the memory capacity and computational ability of the human brain by the year 2020 (with human-level capabilities not far behind); in relationships with automated personalities who will be our teachers, companions, and lovers; and in information fed straight into our brains along direct neural pathways. Optimistic and challenging, thought-provoking and engaging, The Age of Spiritual Machines is the ultimate guide on our road into the next century.
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| 1999 TheAgeofSpiritualMachinesWhenCo | Ray Kurzweil | The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence | 1999 |