Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human.
John Brockman is a cultural impresario whose career has encompassed the avant-garde art world, science, books, software, and the Internet. The founder and publisher of the online salon Edge (www.edge.org), he is the editor of the Edge Question book series, which includes This Idea is Brilliant, Know This, This Idea Must Die, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, and other volumes. Among his books as author are The Third Culture and By the Late John Brockman. He is the founder of the international literary and software agency Brockman, Inc. and lives in New York City.
"A fascinating map of AI's likely future and an overview of the
difficult choices that will shape it. . . . A sense of respect for
the human mind and humility about its limitations runs through the
essays in Possible Minds." --Foreign Affairs "Pithy essays on
artificial intelligence. . . . Readers . . . will not find a better
introduction than this book." --Kirkus
"While the [Possible Minds] authors disagree on the answers, they
agree on the major question: what dangers might AI present to
humankind? Within that framework, the essays offer a host of novel
ideas. . . . Enlightening, entertaining, and exciting reading."
--Publishers Weekly
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