This volume represents the combination of two special issues of the
Journal of Consciousness Studies on the topic of the technological
singularity. Could artificial intelligence really out-think us, and what
would be the likely repercussions if it could? Leading authors
contribute to the debate, which takes the form of a target chapter by
philosopher David Chalmers, plus commentaries from the likes of Daniel
Dennett, Nick Bostrom, Ray Kurzweil, Ben Goertzel, Frank Tipler, among
many others. Chalmers then responds to the commentators to round off the
discussion.