Chapter 3
Exponential change
Dynamic systems
Meaningful sequences
Noisy signals
The Human Genome Project’s exponential growth
Moore’s Law
The power of doublings
When is it too late?
Ray Kurzweil’s project
Connecting S-curves
Exponentials everywhere
No magic 100%
Chapter 5Artificial General IntelligenceThe Turing test becoming mootUnavoidable anthropomorphizingPredictions for AGIArchitectures for AGIsAGI hardwareSelf improvementIntelligence explosionSelf-awareness and introspectionOpen access to your selfSlow takeoffRapid takeoffScales...
Chapter 4Artificial intelligenceThe Nature of IntelligenceThe Mechanical TurkTuring tests for humansChess playing expertsExpert systems and restricted artificial intelligenceHopes and disillusionsThe role of learning
Chapter 11What to do the day after tomorrow?A radical life extensionCryonicsTo be an onionMind uploadingKinds of livesWhen the sun goes outAdaptation, individual and self-perceptionThe...
