Artificial you : AI and the future of your mind /
Artificial Intelligence and the future of your mind
Susan Schneider.
- 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Your visit to the center for mind design -- The age of AI -- The problem of AI consciousness -- Consciousness engineering -- How to catch an AI zombie : testing for consciousness in machines -- Could you merge with AI? -- Getting a mindscan -- A universe of singularities -- Is your mind a software program? -- Conclusion: The afterlife of the brain -- Appendix: Transhumanism.
This book discusses what artificial intelligence can truly achieve: Can robots really be conscious? Can we merge with AI, as tech leaders like Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil suggest? Is the mind just a program? Examining these issues, the author proposes ways we can test for machine consciousness, questions whether consciousness is an unavoidable byproduct of sophisticated intelligence, and considers the overall dangers of creating machine minds.