Are We Spiritual Machines?: Ray Kurzweil Vs. the Critics of Strong AI |
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... human brain , all of the neural details that play a role in the behavior and functionality of the brain , and to recreate these designs in suitably advanced neural computers . Is the Human Brain Different from a Computer ? The answer ...
... human brain , all of the neural details that play a role in the behavior and functionality of the brain , and to recreate these designs in suitably advanced neural computers . Is the Human Brain Different from a Computer ? The answer ...
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... human brain to replace dis- abled brain portions . These are not mere simulations , but functionally equivalent recreations of the causal powers of neuron clusters . ( 8 ) With continuing exponential advances in com- puter hardware ...
... human brain to replace dis- abled brain portions . These are not mere simulations , but functionally equivalent recreations of the causal powers of neuron clusters . ( 8 ) With continuing exponential advances in com- puter hardware ...
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... human brain ( with possible extensions ) . And if it is a Chinese human brain , the copy will understand Chinese . I am not talking about a simulation per se , but rather a duplication of the causal powers of the massive neuron cluster ...
... human brain ( with possible extensions ) . And if it is a Chinese human brain , the copy will understand Chinese . I am not talking about a simulation per se , but rather a duplication of the causal powers of the massive neuron cluster ...
Contents
The Evolution of Mind in the TwentyFirst Century | 12 |
The Flawed Analogy | 78 |
Kurzweils Impoverished Spirituality | 98 |
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