Creating Internet Intelligence

"CreatingInternetIntelligence"isaninterdisciplinarytreatiseexploringthehypothesisthatglobalcomputerandcommunicationnetworkswillonedayevolveintoanautonomousintelligentsystem,andmakingspecificrecommendationsastowhatengineersandscientistscandotodaytoencourageandshapethisevolution.Ageneraltheoryofintelligentsystemsisdescribed,basedontheauthor'spreviouswork;andinthiscontext,thespecificnotionofInternetintelligenceisfleshedout,initscommercial,social,psychological,computer-science,philosophical,andtheologicalaspects.Softwareengineeringworkcarriedoutbytheauthorandhisteamoverthelastfewyears,aimedatseedingtheemergenceofInternetintelligence,isreviewedinsomedetail,includingtheWebmindAIEngine,auniquelypowerfulInternet-baseddigitalintelligence,andtheWebworldplatformforpeer-to-peerdistributedcognitionandartificiallife.Thebookshouldbeofinteresttocomputerscientists,philosophers,andsocialscientists,andmoregenerallytoanyoneconcernedaboutthenatureofthemind,ortheevolutionofcomputerandInternettechnologyanditseffectonhumanlife.