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Intelligence unbound : the future of uploaded and machine minds / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intelligence Unbound explores the prospects, promises, and potential dangers of machine intelligence and uploaded minds in a collection of state-of-the-art essays from internationally recognized philosophers, AI researchers, science fiction authors, and theorists. -Compelling and intellectually sophisticatedexploration of the latest thinking on Artificial Intelligence and machine minds -Features contributions from an international cast of philosophers, Artificial Intelligence researchers, science fiction authors, and more -Offers current, diverse perspectives on machine intelligence and uploaded minds, emerging topics of tremendous interest -Illuminates the nature and ethics of tomorrow's machine minds'and of the convergence of humans and machines'to consider the pros and cons of a variety of intriguing possibilities -Considers classic philosophical puzzles as well as the latest topics debated by scholars -Covers a wide range of viewpoints and arguments regarding the prospects of uploading and machine intelligence, including proponents and skeptics, pros and cons.

ISBN: 9781118736456 (ePub) 1118736451 (ePub) 9781118736791 (Adobe PDF) 1118736796 (Adobe PDF)

Publisher. No.: EB00436824 Recorded Books

Source: 56A40CC4-765D-4B85-A2A1-35F762A1CB0A OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

LCCN: 2014018081

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Artificial intelligence--Forecasting.
Thought and thinking.
COMPUTERS / General
Künstliche Intelligenz.
Philosophy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: Q335.5

Dewey Class. No.: 006.301/12