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Amnon H. Eden, PhD, is a computer scientist with the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Essex and a research fellow at the Center for Inquiry. Dr. Eden has worked as a programmer and consultant to leading software companies, chaired the Software Engineering show more Diploma Programme at the Tel Aviv College of Management, and served as the associate editor at Minds and Machines. His publications include an entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and articles in leading software engineering journals. Jonathan Nicholson, PhD, earned his doctorate from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Essex under the co-supervision of Prof. Raymond Turner and Dr. Eden. His research centres on object-oriented design, with a focus on the development and implementation of the logic underlying the language of Codecharts. show less

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David Pearce's chapter is perhaps the best one on the side of those saying that a superAI/transhumanist singularity should be expected and hoped for. Theodore Modis's says no, arguing that what look like exponential growth curves are always the beginnings of sigmoid curves that eventually level off. Two late chapters unacceptably insult singularity theorists by calling their ideas religion-like ("techno-supernaturalistic", "fideistic"). One of these, by Diane Proudfoot, does include a good analysis of why copying, as opposed to transformation, would be an unsatisfactory approach to mind uploading. Contributions and commentaries by many other authors with different styles and points of view. Inadequately edited for word and grammar errors.… (more)
 
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