A scientist who has spent a career developing Artificial Intelligence takes a realistic look at the technological challenges and assesses the likely effect of AI on the future. Based on a deep understanding of the technology, Walsh describes where Artificial Intelligence is toda…
A brain emulation, or "em," results from taking a particular human brain, scanning it to record its particular cell features and connections, and then building a computer model that processes signals in the same way. Ems will probably be feasible within about a hundred years. Th…
Publisher description: "The growing synergy of humans and technology--from dialysis to genetically altered foods to PET scans--is transforming how we view our minds and our bodies. But how has it changed the body politic? How can we forge a society that protects the rights of hu…
Den moderne og foranderlige verden kræver en ny måde at tænke på, hvis vi fortsat vil have kontrol over vor fremtid. Her er beskrevet 5 tankegange, der er nødvendige, hvis vi skal trives i denne uforudsigelige verden