KurzweilAI » e-book: Are We Spiritual Machines? http://www.kurzweilai.net Accelerating Intelligence Sat, 25 May 2013 05:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Are We Spiritual Machines? Ray Kurzweil vs. the Critics of Strong A.I. http://www.kurzweilai.net/are-we-spiritual-machines-ray-kurzweil-critics-strong-ai http://www.kurzweilai.net/are-we-spiritual-machines-ray-kurzweil-critics-strong-ai#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2001 05:30:47 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=748 Computers are becoming more powerful at an ever-increasing rate, but will they ever become conscious? Artificial intelligence guru Ray Kurzweil thinks so and explains how we will “download” our software (our minds) and “upgrade” our hardware (our bodies) to become immortal — before the dawn of the 22nd century.

In this debate with his critics, including several Discovery Institute fellows, Kurzweil defends his views and sets the stage for the central question: “What does it mean to be human?”

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