How to Create a Mind

About the book

The neocortex, responsible for much of our logical reasoning, is the starting point of this thought-provoking analysis of how the human brain works and what it can achieve. But Ray Kurzweil goes far beyond biochemical study by proposing the invention of a digital brain capable of thinking, learning and creating.

In this provocative work, the American visionary turns to reverse engineering to replicate and improve the brain, radically increasing the possibilities for a merger between machines and human beings.

Without avoiding debate, the author does not confine himself to the scientific and technological questions raised by his theory; he also discusses its inevitable moral and philosophical implications.

Clear and accessible, How to Create a Mind is an influential and widely discussed book, exploring technologies that could greatly extend the powers of our minds and pointing towards humanity’s next great adventure: the creation of an innovative, revolutionary superintelligence.

‘Our technology, our machines, are part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is unique to human beings.’