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Virtually Human

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Artist
Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D.
ISBN
9781491532911

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Product Information

Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness--simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology--becomes part of our daily lives. Meet Bina48, the world's most sentient robot, commissioned by Martine Rothblatt and created by Hanson Robotics. Bina48 is a nascent Mindclone of Martine's wife that can engage in conversation, answer questions, and even have spontaneous thoughts that are derived from multimedia data in a Mindfile created by the real Bina. If you're active on Twitter or Facebook, share photos through Instagram, or blogging regularly, you're already on your way to creating a Mindfile--a digital database of your thoughts, memories, feelings, and opinions that is essentially a back-up copy of your mind. Soon, this Mindfile can be made conscious with special software--Mindware--that mimics the way human brains organize information, create emotions and achieve self-awareness. This may sound like science-fiction, but the nascent technology already exists. Thousands of software engineers across the globe are working to create cyberconsciousness based on human consciousness and the Obama administration recently announced plans to invest in a decade-long Brain Activity Map project. Virtually Human is the only audiobook to examine the ethical issues relating to cyberconsciousness and Rothblatt, with a Ph.D. in medical ethics, is uniquely qualified to lead the dialogue.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Brilliance Publishing, Inc.
ISBN-10
1491532912
ISBN-13
9781491532911
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202447117

Product Key Features

Book Title
Virtually Human : the Promise--And the Peril--Of Digital Immortality
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics
Publication Year
2014
Language
English
Genre
Computers, Science
Author
Martine Rothblatt
Format
CD Mp3

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5in
Item Length
6.8in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
2.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition

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