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Copyrighted Material Index affordances 241–2 apps 11, 27–33, 244–5 afterlife 194, 227, 261 Ariely, Dan 28 Agar, Nicholas 15, 162, 313 Aristotle 154, 255 Age of Spiritual Machines, The 47, 54 Arkin, Ronald 64 AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) Armstrong, Stuart 12, 311 61–86, 98–9, 245, 266–7, Arp, Hans/Jean 240–2, 246 298, 311 artificial realities, see virtual reality AGI Nanny 84, 311 Asimov, Isaac 45, 268, 274 aging 61, 207, 222, 225, 259, 315 avatars 73, 76, 201, 244–5, 248–9 AI (artificial intelligence) 3, 9, 12, 22, 30, 35–6, 38–44, 46–58, 72, 91, Banks, Iain M. 235 95, 99, 102, 114–15, 119, 146–7, Barabási, Albert-László 311 150, 153, 157, 198, 284, 305, Barrat, James 22 311, 315 Berger, T.W. 92 non-determinism problem 95–7 Bernal,J.D.264–5 predictions of 46–58, 311 biological naturalism 124–5, 128, 312 altruism 8 biological theories of consciousness 14, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud 40–1 104–5, 121–6, 194, 312 Andreadis, Athena 223 Blackford, Russell 16–21, 318 androids 44, 131, 194, 197, 235, 244, Blade Runner 21 265, 268–70, 272–5, 315 Block, Ned 117, 265 animal experimentationCOPYRIGHTED 24, 279–81, Blue Brain MATERIAL Project 2, 180, 194, 196 286–8, 292 Bodington, James 16, 316 animal rights 281–2, 285–8, 316 body, attitudes to 4–5, 222–9, 314–15 Anissimov, Michael 12, 311 “Body by Design” 244, 246 Intelligence Unbound: The Future of Uploaded and Machine Minds, First Edition. Edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 322 Index boredom 231, 236–7, 252, 254, Coherent Extrapolated Volition 63, 78, 256–60 81–2, 86–7, 311 Borg 227, 265, 270–5 computation 13, 15, 77, 95, 122–3, Borg Queen 270–3 148, 155, 195, 199 Borsook, Paulina 223 computational environments, see virtual Bostrom, Nick 56, 58, 61, 117, 131, reality 161, 178, 190, 250, 280, 293, computational theories of consciousness 298, 317 119–25, 142, 148–9, 162 see also simulation hypothesis see also functionalist theories of Boyce, Jeanann 318 consciousness; neurocomputational brain–computer interface 26, 91–2, model of the mind 97, 244 computer hackers 4, 68, 224, 259 BRAIN Initiative 99–100, 195 computer simulation 13–14, 107, brain structure 12, 91–100, 105, 180, 233 195–6, 234–5, 279–80 computing power 2, 5, 35–6, 41, 149, Braund, Michael J. 245 175–6, 311 Briggman, Kevin 92–3 computer speed 2–3, 6, 35–6, 40–1, Britton, Nicholas F. 283, 286 155, 210, 214, 217, 222, 292–3, Broderick, Damien 11, 216, 318 300–1, 304 Buddhism 257, 316 conceptual blending 63, 80 Bugaj,Stephan69 connectomics 93, 99, 312 conscience apps 26, 31 Callaway, Ewan 294 consciousness 2–3, 7, 9, 13–15, 18, 53, Calvin, William 3 62, 103–7, 111–13, 117, 119–26 , Carr, Nicholas 26 128–9, 139–41, 147–54, 159, Carroll, Lewis 193 162, 165, 170, 193–9, 228, causation 14, 20–1, 182–91 230–2, 245–6, 255, 257, 259, immanent causation 21, 182–8 264–9, 273–6, 290, 295, 312–16 transeunt causation 21, 182–8, of neural simulations 282–7 190 Copeland, B.J. 123 Chalmers, David 14–15, 107, 117–28, Corabi, Joseph 16, 20, 143, 312–13 132, 138–44, 147, 186–7, 283, Cotterill, Rodney 284 312–14 Crockett, M.J. 27, 30 Chiang, Ted 196 cryonic preservation 114, 187, 194, Chinese room 126, 162, 266–7 243, 291 Church, G.M. 123, 125–6 CyberChild 284, 286 Clarke, Arthur C. 21 cyberpunk 21–2, 223 Cloud, the 12, 41–2, 83, 294 cyberspace 21, 194, 243, 257 cloud computing 40–2 cyborgs and cyborgization 3–4, 15, 21, Clynes, Manfred 264 26, 179, 194, 198–9, 226–7, cognitive enhancement 5–6, 15, 116, 263–5, 270, 310, 313–14, 318 146, 150–3, 155–9, 175–6, Cyc AGI system 82 228–9 Coherent Aggregated Volition 63, 78 Dartmouth Summer Research Project Coherent Blended Volition 63, 80–1, on Artificial Intelligence 47, 51–4, 311 57 Index 323 Data, Commander 265–74, 315 ems 298–307, 317 Davis, Erik 223 see also mind uploading Dawkins, Richard 224 emulation 92–100, 103, 178–80, 182, de Garis, Hugo 62 188, 280–1, 285–96, 307, 313 death 8–9, 114, 117, 168–9, 174–5, emulation/simulation distinction 198, 205, 207, 245, 270, 281, 13–15, 107, 123–4, 191 288–91, 295, 301, 305 Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure, The 30 from destructive uploading 9, 18–19, Engines of Creation 198 108, 111–13, 122, 126–9, 131, enhancement 9, 27, 33, 78, 84, 91, 116, 137, 139, 150, 153–4, 157–9, 155–8, 175, 214, 216, 219, 244, 161–2, 196, 312–13 246, 310, 313–14 of neural emulations 288–9 Epicurus 257 whether preferable to immortality 19, equivalency thesis 163–5 248–62, 316 see also organizational invariance see also survival eternal recurrence 260 decision theory, see prudential ethics 9, 30, 64, 67, 69–74, 78–9, rationality 82–6, 213, 246, 249, 282, demographic issues 205–7, 239 284–6, 292 Denk, Winfried 92–3 in AGI outcomes 69–5 Dennett, Daniel 117, 159, 274, 285 of AGI research 64 design options 12, 23, 36–7, 201–2, and emulation of neural structures 212, 216–17, 220, 231–2, 24, 279–96, 316–17 234–5, 314 evolution 7, 36–7, 42, 74, 96, 155, bauplans 37 218–20, 225–6, 228, 246 Dick, Philip K. 197 exascale computers 2 Diesmann, Markus 2 Exes (ex-humans) 12 digital distraction 27–8, 30–1 existential risks 22, 86 data-clatter 243 exocortex 26, 30–3, 310 Doctor Who 227 extended mind thesis 312 Dörner, Dietrich 76 downloading 4, 131, 243, 248–9 Facebook 6, 27–31, 79 see also mind uploading Fallows, J. 27 Drexler, Eric 58, 61, 198 Fauconnier, Giles 63, 80 Dreyfus, Hubert 47, 51, 53–4, Finley, K. 33 57–8, 255 First Contact 268–73 dualism 117, 119, 124–6, 136, 162–3, Fischer, John 251–5, 258, 260–1 194, 312 Fischhoff, B. 51 Dyson, Freeman 175 Fodor, Jerry 120, 122–5, 128 dystopia 21–2, 26–7, 226, 274 Frankenstein 193, 274 Franzen, Jonathan 6 Eagleman, David 195–6 Freaky Friday 164 economics 41–3, 62, 156, 190, Free Inquiry 227 214–18, 249, 294–5, 299–307 free will 227–8, 260, 289 Egan, Greg 117, 196 Friendly AI 3, 22–3, 43–4, 61–89, 311 embodiment 73, 194–8, 313–14 functional isomorphs 14, 18, 105–8, empathy 27–8, 61, 72–3, 162, 315 111–15, 138, 142–3, 188–90 324 Index functionalist theories of consciousness Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow’s 214, 14, 104–5, 121–5, 148–9 266–7, 274, 314 see also computational theories of see also motivational hierarchies; consciousness values future humans 23, 150, 212 Horst, S. 122 How Brains Think 3 Gamez, David 285 Hughes, James 11, 27, 310 genetic engineering 9, 32, 265, 284 Hulme, C. 31 genotype 7–8 Human Brain Project 2, 99 Gibson, James 241–2 Humanity’s End 157 Gibson, William 21 Hume, David 134, 312 Gift of the Magi, The 257 Humpty Dumpty 193, 195 Gladwell, Malcolm 311 hyperagency 229 Glenn, Linda M. 317–18 Hyslop, A. 129 Global Brain 65, 75, 77–82, 85, 311 I, Robot 44 Goertzel, Ben 23, 62–3, 65, 69, 71, Ihde, Don 226 77–8, 98, 311 immortality 12, 15–17, 116, 175, 179, Good, I.J. 3, 39 190, 194, 248–61, 295, 312–16 Goonan, Kathleen 15, 21, 313–14 intelligence 3–4, 9, 12–13, 18, 22–4, Governing Lethal Behavior in 27, 31–2, 36–6, 52, 57, 61–9, Autonomous Robots 64 73–7, 82, 84, 86, 91, 98–9, 104, Grech, Victor 22, 315 119–20, 152–3, 156–60, 167, Greene, J.D. 29 187, 199, 212–13, 218, 244, Greenfield, Susan 26 263–7, 280, 298, 307, 311–13 and computation 146–9 hacking 68, 259 limits 152 see also computer hackers nature of 3, 36, 38, 98 Hamlet 16, 172–4 intelligence explosion 3, 38–44, 42, Hampton, K. 29 76–7, 82, 114, 116, 190, 313 Hanson, Robin 23, 47, 216–17, intentionality 13–14, 126, 147–8, 295, 298, 307, 317 266–70, 274 Haraway, Donna 265 Internet 11, 29, 39, 40, 43, 55, 66, hard problem of consciousness 285 77–81, 86, 97, 218, 311 hard problems 44, 285 Interplanetary Transport Network 218 hardware 7, 12, 15, 22, 24, 31, 36, Iron Man (character) 226 39–40, 55, 76, 85, 96, 175, Iron Man (motion picture) 243 178, 214, 288–9, 292–4, 299, 301, 307 Jackson, Frank 104 Hayles, N. Katherine 264, 275 Jameson, Fredric 265 Hayworth, Ken 93 Jeopardy! 2, 38, 54 He, She and It 269 Journal of Consciousness Studies 117, Heidegger, Martin 253–60, 316 119–20 Herzog, Michael H. 283 Heylighen, Francis 65, 77 Kahane, Adam 80 Hibbard, Bill 64 Kahneman, Daniel 48–9, 55 Index 325 Kandel, Eric 1, 194 Matrix trilogy 37 Kant, Immanuel 281 McCarthy, John 52 Kelly, Kevin 219 Melby-Lervåg, M. 31 Kierkegaard, S. 253–6, 316 memory, kinds of 70–1, 80 ethical sphere of existence 255 mental properties 134, 137, 181–2, religious sphere of existence 255 286, 317 Kirk, Captain James Tiberius 126–7, Metamorphosis 269 164 Metzinger, Thomas 284 knowledge argument, see Mary thought Mind Children 12 experiment mind uploading 4–10, 12, 22–4, 47, Koene, Randal 12, 91–2, 99, 312 194–6, 199, 201–9, 232, 249–50, Kubrick, Stanley 21 255, 257, 263, 312–18 Kurzweil, Ray 47–8, 51, 54–5, 131, delayed 103 146–7, 151–7, 218–19, 314 destructive 19, 102–3, 108–11, 113–16, 120, 122, 127–8, Laird, John 69 135–44, 147–59, 178, 290, 312 Ledoux, J.
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