{"product_id":"intelligence-unbound-9781118736289","title":"Intelligence Unbound","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntelligence Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompelling and intellectually sophisticatedexploration of the latest thinking on Artificial Intelligence and machine minds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from an international cast of philosophers, Artificial Intelligence researchers, science fiction authors, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers current, diverse perspectives on machine intelligence and uploaded minds, emerging topics of tremendous interest\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminates the nature and ethics of tomorrow's machine mindsand of the convergence of humans and machinesto consider the pros and cons of a variety of intriguing possibilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders classic philosophical puzzles as well as the latest topics debated by scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a wide range \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As can be seen from my comments for story ideas, this book is also a ripe ground to get your imagination working and if you want to be involved in writing the next generation of SF stories, definitely deserves a read.\"  (\u003ci\u003eSFCrowsnest.org.uk\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction I: Machines of Loving Grace (Let’s Hope) 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDamien Broderick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction II: Bring on the Machines 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRussell Blackford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How Conscience Apps and Caring Computers will Illuminate and Strengthen Human Morality 26\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames J. Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Threshold Leaps in Advanced Artificial Intelligence 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Anissimov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Who Knows Anything about Anything about AI? 46\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStuart Armstrong and Seán ÓhÉigeartaigh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nine Ways to Bias Open-Source Artificial General Intelligence Toward Friendliness 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Goertzel and Joel Pitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Feasible Mind Uploading 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRandal A. Koene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Uploading: A Philosophical Analysis 102\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid J. Chalmers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mind Uploading: A Philosophical Counter-Analysis 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMassimo Pigliucci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 If You Upload, Will You Survive? 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Corabi and Susan Schneider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 On the Prudential Irrationality of Mind Uploading 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Agar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Uploading and Personal Identity 161\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Walker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Whole Brain Emulation: Invasive vs. Non-Invasive Methods 178\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNaomi Wellington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Future of Identity: Implications, Challenges, and Complications of Human\/Machine Consciousness 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen Ann Goonan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Practical Implications of Mind Uploading 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoe Strout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Values and Directions of Uploaded Minds 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicole Olson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Enhanced Carnality of Post-Biological Life 222\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMax More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Qualia Surfing 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Loosemore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Design of Life Expansion and the Human Mind 240\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatasha Vita-More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Against Immortality: Why Death is Better than the Alternative 248\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIain Thomson and James Bodington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Pinocchio Syndrome and the Prosthetic Impulse 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVictor Grech\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Being Nice to Software Animals and Babies 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnders Sandberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 What Will It Be Like To Be an Emulation? 298\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobin Hanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 310\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinda MacDonald Glenn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 321\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406913708375,"sku":"9781118736289","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intelligence-unbound-9781118736289","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}