Ebook: Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment
- Tags: Computational Intelligence, Philosophy of Technology, Neurosciences, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics), Computers and Society
- Series: The Frontiers Collection
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation. Recent years have seen a plethora of forecasts about the profound, disruptive impact that is likely to result from further progress in these areas. Many commentators however doubt the scientific rigor of these forecasts, rejecting them as speculative and unfounded. We therefore invited prominent computer scientists, physicists, philosophers, biologists, economists and other thinkers to assess the singularity hypotheses. Their contributions go beyond speculation, providing deep insights into the main issues and a balanced picture of the debate.
Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation. Recent years have seen a plethora of forecasts about the profound, disruptive impact that is likely to result from further progress in these areas. Many commentators however doubt the scientific rigor of these forecasts, rejecting them as speculative and unfounded. We therefore invited prominent computer scientists, physicists, philosophers, biologists, economists and other thinkers to assess the singularity hypotheses. Their contributions go beyond speculation, providing deep insights into the main issues and a balanced picture of the debate.
Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation. Recent years have seen a plethora of forecasts about the profound, disruptive impact that is likely to result from further progress in these areas. Many commentators however doubt the scientific rigor of these forecasts, rejecting them as speculative and unfounded. We therefore invited prominent computer scientists, physicists, philosophers, biologists, economists and other thinkers to assess the singularity hypotheses. Their contributions go beyond speculation, providing deep insights into the main issues and a balanced picture of the debate.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Intelligence Explosion: Evidence and Import....Pages 15-42
The Threat of a Reward-Driven Adversarial Artificial General Intelligence....Pages 43-60
New Millennium AI and the Convergence of History: Update of 2012....Pages 61-82
Why an Intelligence Explosion is Probable....Pages 83-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
The Singularity and Machine Ethics....Pages 101-126
Artificial General Intelligence and the Human Mental Model....Pages 129-145
Some Economic Incentives Facing a Business that Might Bring About a Technological Singularity....Pages 147-159
Rational Artificial Intelligence for the Greater Good....Pages 161-179
Friendly Artificial Intelligence....Pages 181-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
The Biointelligence Explosion....Pages 199-238
Embracing Competitive Balance: The Case for Substrate-Independent Minds and Whole Brain Emulation....Pages 241-267
Brain Versus Machine....Pages 269-280
The Disconnection Thesis....Pages 281-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Interim Report from the Panel Chairs: AAAI Presidential Panel on Long-Term AI Futures....Pages 301-308
Why the Singularity Cannot Happen....Pages 311-346
The Slowdown Hypothesis....Pages 349-365
Software Immortals: Science or Faith?....Pages 367-392
Belief in The Singularity is Fideistic....Pages 395-412
A Singular Universe of Many Singularities: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context....Pages 413-440
Singularity Hypotheses: An Overview....Pages 1-12
Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation. Recent years have seen a plethora of forecasts about the profound, disruptive impact that is likely to result from further progress in these areas. Many commentators however doubt the scientific rigor of these forecasts, rejecting them as speculative and unfounded. We therefore invited prominent computer scientists, physicists, philosophers, biologists, economists and other thinkers to assess the singularity hypotheses. Their contributions go beyond speculation, providing deep insights into the main issues and a balanced picture of the debate.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Intelligence Explosion: Evidence and Import....Pages 15-42
The Threat of a Reward-Driven Adversarial Artificial General Intelligence....Pages 43-60
New Millennium AI and the Convergence of History: Update of 2012....Pages 61-82
Why an Intelligence Explosion is Probable....Pages 83-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
The Singularity and Machine Ethics....Pages 101-126
Artificial General Intelligence and the Human Mental Model....Pages 129-145
Some Economic Incentives Facing a Business that Might Bring About a Technological Singularity....Pages 147-159
Rational Artificial Intelligence for the Greater Good....Pages 161-179
Friendly Artificial Intelligence....Pages 181-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
The Biointelligence Explosion....Pages 199-238
Embracing Competitive Balance: The Case for Substrate-Independent Minds and Whole Brain Emulation....Pages 241-267
Brain Versus Machine....Pages 269-280
The Disconnection Thesis....Pages 281-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Interim Report from the Panel Chairs: AAAI Presidential Panel on Long-Term AI Futures....Pages 301-308
Why the Singularity Cannot Happen....Pages 311-346
The Slowdown Hypothesis....Pages 349-365
Software Immortals: Science or Faith?....Pages 367-392
Belief in The Singularity is Fideistic....Pages 395-412
A Singular Universe of Many Singularities: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context....Pages 413-440
Singularity Hypotheses: An Overview....Pages 1-12
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