How to Create a Mind：The Secret of Human Thought Revealed

Howdoesthebrainrecogniseimages?Couldcomputersdrive?Howisitpossibleforman-madeprogrammestobeattheworldsbestchessplayers?Inthisfascinatinglookintothehumanmind,RayKurzweilrelatestheadvancedbrainprocesseswetakeforgrantedinoureverydaylives,oursenseofselfandintellectandexplainshowartificialintelligence,onceonlytheprovinceofsciencefiction,israpidlycatchingup.Effortlesslyunravellingthecomplexityofhissubject,unfoldingsuchkeyareasaslove,learningandlogic,heshowshowthebuildingblocksforourfuturemachinesexistunderneath.Kurzweilexaminestheradicalpossibilitiesofaworldinwhichhumansandintelligentmachinescouldlivesidebyside.