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The Singularity: a Philosophical Analysis

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dc.contributor.authorChalmers, David
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:54:08Z
dc.date.available2015-12-07T22:54:08Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.updated2020-12-20T07:33:33Z
dc.description.abstractThis chapter provides a rich philosophical discussion of superintelligence, a widely discussed piece that has encouraged philosophers of mind to take transhumanism, mind uploading, and the singularity more seriously. It starts with the argument for a singularity: is there good reason to believe that there will be an intelligence explosion? Next, the chapter considers how to negotiate the singularity: if it is possible that there will be a singularity, how can we maximize the chances of a good outcome? Finally, it considers the place of humans in a post‐singularity world, with special attention to questions about uploading: can an uploaded human be conscious, and will uploading preserve personal identity? The chapter also analyzes whether there are certain constraints on design of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI+ that we might impose, in order to increase the chances of a good outcome.
dc.identifier.issn1355-8250
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/28040
dc.publisherImprint Academic
dc.sourceJournal of Consciousness Studies
dc.titleThe Singularity: a Philosophical Analysis
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue9-10
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage65
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage7
local.contributor.affiliationChalmers, David, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidChalmers, David, u4173884
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor220309 - Metaphysics
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4583819xPUB55
local.identifier.citationvolume17
local.identifier.doi.1002/9781118922590.ch16
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-77958010328
local.identifier.thomsonID000282035400001
local.type.statusPublished Version

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