The Technological Singularity (MIT Press)

The Technological Singularity (MIT Press). The idea that human history is approaching a #34;singularity #34;, that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines or cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both, has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious debate. Some singularity theorists predict that if the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at its current dizzying rate, the singularity could come about in the middle of the present century. Murray Shanahan offers an introduction to the idea of the singularity and considers the ramifications of such a potentially seismic event. Shanahans aim is not to make predictions but rather to investigate a range of scenarios. Whether we believe that singularity is near or far, likely or impossible, apocalypse or utopia, the very idea raises crucial philosophical and pragmatic questions, forcing us to think seriously about what we want as a species. # About the Author Murray Shanahan is Professor of Cognitive Robotics in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London. He is the author of Solving the Frame Problem (MIT Press) and Embodiment and the Inner Life. # Informasi Buku Format: Paperback | 272 pages Dimensions: 127 x 177.8 x 19.05mm | 666g Publication date: 04 Sep 2015 Publisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Publication City/Country: Cambridge, Mass., United States Language: English ISBN13: 9780262527804