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Irreducible

Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature

By: Federico Faggin

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Irreducible

Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature

By: Federico Faggin

Federico Faggin is one of the greatest luminaries of high technology alive today. A physicist by education, he is the inventor of the microprocessor and the MOS silicon gate technology, both of which underlie the modern world's entire information technology. With the knowledge and experience of a lifetime in cutting-edge fields, Federico now turns his attention to consciousness and the nature of reality, sharing with us his profound insights on the classical and quantum worlds, artificial intelligence, life and the human mind. In this book, he elaborates on an idealist model of reality, produced after years of careful thought and direct experience, according to which nature's most fundamental level is that of consciousness as a quantum phenomenon, while the classical physical world consists merely of evocative symbols of a deeper reality.

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John Hunt Publishing

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180341510X

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9781803415109

Artificial Intelligence Versus Natural Intelligence

By: Roger Penrose,Emanuele Severino,Fabio Scardigli,Ines Testoni,Giuseppe Vitiello,Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano,Federico Faggin

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Artificial Intelligence Versus Natural Intelligence

By: Roger Penrose,Emanuele Severino,Fabio Scardigli,Ines Testoni,Giuseppe Vitiello,Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano,Federico Faggin

This book centers around a dialogue between Roger Penrose and Emanuele Severino about one of most intriguing topics of our times, the comparison of artificial intelligence and natural intelligence, as well as its extension to the notions of human and machine consciousness. Additional insightful essays by Mauro D'Ariano, Federico Faggin, Ines Testoni, Giuseppe Vitiello and an introduction of Fabio Scardigli complete the book and illuminate different aspects of the debate. Although from completely different points of view, all the authors seem to converge on the idea that it is almost impossible to have real "intelligence" without a form of "consciousness". In fact, consciousness, often conceived as an enigmatic "mirror" of reality (but is it really a mirror?), is a phenomenon under intense investigation by science and technology, particularly in recent decades. Where does this phenomenon originate from (in humans, and perhaps also in animals)? Is it reproducible on some "device"? Do we have a theory of consciousness today? Will we arrive to build thinking or conscious machines, as machine learning, or cognitive computing, seem to promise? These questions and other related issues are discussed in the pages of this work, which provides stimulating reading to both specialists and general readers. The Chapter "Hard Problem and Free Will: An Information-Theoretical Approach" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

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Springer Nature

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3030854809

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9783030854805

Silicon: From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness

By: Federico Faggin

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Silicon: From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness

By: Federico Faggin

As soon as she heard me enter, Elvia awoke from a light sleep that had overcome her as she anxiously waited: 'How did it go?' Excited, I exclaimed: 'It works!' We embraced, almost overwhelmed with feelings of euphoria and happiness, aware that something epochal had happened. On that cold January night of 1971, the world's first microprocessor was born!" The creation of the microprocessor launched the digital age. The key technology allowing unprecedented integration, and the design of the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, were the achievement of Federico Faggin. Shrinking an entire computer onto a tiny and inexpensive piece of silicon would come to define our daily lives, imbuing myriad devices and everyday objects with computational intelligence. In Silicon, internationally recognized inventor and entrepreneur Federico Faggin chronicles his "four lives" his formative years in war-torn Northern Italy; his pioneering work in American microelectronics; his successful career as a high-tech entrepreneur; and his more recent explorations into the mysteries of consciousness. In this heartfelt memoir, Faggin paints vivid anecdotes, steps readers through society-changing technological breakthroughs, and shares personal insights, as each of his lives propels the next.

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Waterside Productions

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1949003418

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Irreducible

Irreducible

Artificial Intelligence Versus Natural Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Versus Natural Intelligence

Silicon: From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness

Silicon: From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness

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