"Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human"--

Collects the thoughts of almost two hundred of today's leading thinkers on the issue of artifical intelligence.

In this, the third collection of answers to the annual www.edge.org question, the world's leading scientists and thinkers tell us what they are optimistic about, and why. Artificial intelligence, space travel, technological and medical advances, long-term trends in all manner of fields find their champions in these pages - nearly 150 fascinating and thought-provoking entries from a stellar cast of contributors.