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How to Create a Mind

How to Create a Mind

By Ray Kurzweil

The Secret of Human Thought Revealed. Viking Press, 2012.

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A brief summary of How to Create a Mind

A concise, research-based text that explores how the brain develops, works, and continues to evolve, advancing new theories regarding artificial intelligence, including its growing connection to the human mind.

Key insights in How to Create a Mind

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What do you get from this book? How the human brain and artificial intelligence are uniquely connected
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“Thought experiments” helped Darwin and Einstein develop their groundbreaking theories on natural selection and lightspeed travel
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The neocortex influences our perception of things, fills in gaps, and helps us recognize patterns
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PRTM has three steps that help us identify patterns, allowing our brains to send out appropriate signals
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Patterns are two-dimensional, but our brains utilize one-dimensional links to help us learn and retain memories
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Neurons are connected by a “Lego-like” structure made up of a shared algorithm that drives intelligence
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There are several parts of the brain that work together to simplify behaviors, enhance pleasure, and create fear
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Spindle neurons are responsible for creativity, love, and higher-level emotions
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Creating a digital brain simulation is vital to further our understanding of the neocortex and expand human knowledge
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“Perceptrons” and the “Hidden Markov Model” are the basis for voice recognition software
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LISP And CycL Programs attempted to set parameters for AI programs, while new software has led to fascinating advancements
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Consciousness, communication, and subjective beliefs are the core debates of modern-day scientists and philosophers
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The Law of Accelerating Returns is based on the evolving nature of things, though some opponents criticize the theory
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read How to Create a Mind

Evolutionary theorists • scientists • medical professionals • biologists • psychologists • anyone interested in the human brain or technology

About the author of How to Create a Mind

Inventor Ray Kurzweil is regarded for his futurist theories on technological subjects such as speech recognition, artificial intelligence, and life extension. In 1999, he received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and in 2002, he was inaugurated into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. PBS has named him one of the “sixteen revolutionaries who made America.”

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