Download or read book SUMMARY - How To Create A Mind: The Secret Of Human Thought Revealed By Ray Kurzweil written by Shortcut Edition and published by Shortcut Edition. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. *By reading this summary, you will know the latest advances in artificial intelligence through a study conducted on the neocortex. This part of the brain is at the origin of all civilizations and our perception of the universe. The neocortex is about to create its ultimate work: its double, a digital mind with infinite possibilities, freed from the constraints of biology. *You will also learn that : man is a species apart, thanks to his brain and in particular to the neocortex; the functioning of the neocortex can be summarized in a simple theory applicable to artificial intelligence; the concept of "consciousness" poses a tricky problem to solve; there are counter-arguments to the creation of an artificial mind. *Emblem of biological evolution on Earth, the human being is the only species, until today, capable of shaping the world in its own image, of extracting matter in order to create increasingly complex tools. Mathematics, computer science and physics have reached their critical threshold; Man will now be able to engender a creation in his own image: an artificial intelligence that thinks, feels and gently takes human form. *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!