Book · 1988 · Artificial intelligence
Mind children
The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence
- episodes
- 2
- podcasts
- 2
- people
- 2
- episode recommends it
- 1
His book Mind Children, some of his early academic papers. Fascinating not necessarily for the methodology I've been talking about but for exploring the substantive topics that we were discussing in the episode.
Why people recommend it
Mind Children is a pioneering speculative non-fiction book by roboticist and computer scientist Hans Moravec that examines the future of robot and artificial intelligence evolution, predicting that machines will eventually supersede humanity. The influential book was recommended and discussed across prominent technology and futurism podcasts. On an episode of the Dwarkesh Podcast in June 2023, Carl Shulman recommended Hans Moravec’s book Mind Children, along with his early academic papers, noting that the work was fascinating for exploring substantive topics directly related to artificial intelligence and automation that were central to the episode's themes. Furthermore, on an episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast in March 2023, Eliezer Yudkowsky recalled reading Mind Children around age 12, citing it alongside other visionary works like Engines of Creation as foundational texts that shaped his early worldview regarding transhumanism and the long-term trajectories of artificial intelligence. These discussions cemented the book's status as a visionary text for thinkers grappling with the dawn of machine intelligence and technological acceleration.
Every mention
Carl Shulman His book Mind Children, some of his early academic papers. Fascinating not necessarily for the methodology… 1
“His book Mind Children, some of his early academic papers. Fascinating not necessarily for the methodology I've been talking about but for exploring the substantive topics that we were discussing in the episode.”
Eliezer Yudkowsky I grew up reading books like great Mambo chicken in the transhuman condition and later on engines of creati… 1
“I grew up reading books like great Mambo chicken in the transhuman condition and later on engines of creation and mine children um you know like age age 12 or thereabouts”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“that's a what does that mean oh okay so this is uh Rich Sutton who just won the um touring award reinforcement learning was his subject and he wrote books about it”