How to Create a Mind
By Ray Kurzweil
- Release Date: 2012-11-13
- Genre: Life Sciences
Description
The bold futurist and bestselling author of The Singularity is Nearer explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain
Ray Kurzweil is arguably today’s most influential—and often controversial—futurist. In How to Create a Mind, Kurzweil presents a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilization—reverse engineering the brain to understand precisely how it works and using that knowledge to create even more intelligent machines.
Kurzweil discusses how the brain functions, how the mind emerges from the brain, and the implications of vastly increasing the powers of our intelligence in addressing the world’s problems. He thoughtfully examines emotional and moral intelligence and the origins of consciousness and envisions the radical possibilities of our merging with the intelligent technology we are creating.
Certain to be one of the most widely discussed and debated science books of the year, How to Create a Mind is sure to take its place alongside Kurzweil’s previous classics which include Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever and The Age of Spiritual Machines.
Reviews
Future Mind
5By rdh314Kurzweil covers the most interesting subject of the 20th and 21st century.... our minds and its future.Excellent book
5By Paul "Mac Guy" ScottRay Kurzweil's writing is engaging and inspiring. I highly recommend this book to anybody interested in the future of computing.Good book
5By Jaker94Well written! He took time in figuring the best way to explain things instead of just jumping out and throwing everything on the table. Lots of information and worth the read, IMO.