How to Create a Mind

How does the brain recognise images? Could computers drive? this fascinating look into the human mind, Ray Kurzweil relates the advanced brain processes we take for granted in our everyday lives, our sense of self and intellect - and explains how artificial intelligence, once only the province of science fiction, is rapidly catching up.

A bold exploration of the human brain's potential by the internationally bestselling author of The Singularity is Near

Autorentext

Ray Kurzweil is Google's Director of Engineering, a world-renowned inventor, thinker and futurist. A recipient of the National Medal of Technology and 12 honorary doctorates, he is the author of six books and has been described by the Wall Street Journal as 'the restless genius'. His bestselling book The Singularity is Near is published by Duckworth.

Zusammenfassung
Ray Kurzweil, one of the world's leading AI researchers, innovators and futurists, offers a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilisation: reverse-engineering the brain to understand precisely how it works and using that knowledge to create even more intelligent machines.