The Emperor's New Mind
Roger PenroseMost books arguing about artificial intelligence age badly because the technology moves faster than the abstractions.
Why It's Lindy
Most books arguing about artificial intelligence age badly because the technology moves faster than the abstractions. Penrose's has lasted because it is really a book about first principles: computation, formal limits, physics, and consciousness. Agree or disagree, serious discussions of machine intelligence still have to reckon with it.
About This Volume
Penrose's wide-ranging challenge to the claim that human consciousness can be fully explained as computation, drawing on physics, mathematics, logic, and philosophy of mind. A demanding but landmark work at the boundary of mind and machine.
Frequently Asked
Why should I read The Emperor's New Mind?
Most books arguing about artificial intelligence age badly because the technology moves faster than the abstractions. Penrose's has lasted because it is really a book about first principles: computation, formal limits, physics, and consciousness. Agree or disagree, serious discussions of machine intelligence still have to reckon with it.
What is The Emperor's New Mind about?
Penrose's wide-ranging challenge to the claim that human consciousness can be fully explained as computation, drawing on physics, mathematics, logic, and philosophy of mind. A demanding but landmark work at the boundary of mind and machine.
