The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human IntelligenceThe 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. |
Contents
CHAPTER TWO THE INTELLIGENCE OF EVOLUTION | |
CHAPTER FOUR A NEW FORM OF INTELLIGENCE ON EARTH | |
CHAPTER FIVE CONTEXT AND KNOWLEDGE | |
CHAPTER SEVEN AND BODIES | |
CHAPTER EIGHT 1999 | |
PART THREE TO FACE THE FUTURE | |
CHAPTER TEN 2019 | |
CHAPTER ELEVEN 2029 | |
CHAPTER TWELVE 2099 | |
HOW TO BUILD AN INTELLIGENT MACHINE IN THREE EASY PARADIGMS | |
GLOSSARY | |
NOTES | |
SUGGESTED READINGS | |
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The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence Ray Kurzweil Limited preview - 2000 |
The Age of Spiritual Machines: How We Will Live, Work and Think in the New ... Ray Kurzweil No preview available - 1999 |
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