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430:", which is sometimes cited as the source of the idea. The neural substitution argument is that if each neuron in a conscious brain can be replaced successively by an electronic substitute with the same behavior as the neuron it replaces, then a biological consciousness would be transferred seamlessly into an electronic computer, thus proving that consciousness does not depend on biology and can be treated as an abstract computable process. 1436: 486:. McGinn wrote, "Moravec … writes bizarre, confused, incomprehensible things about consciousness as an abstraction, like number, and as a mere "interpretation" of brain activity. He also loses his grip on the distinction between virtual and real reality as his speculations spiral majestically into incoherence." 414:
and predictions about the future of artificial life. Moravec outlines a timeline and a scenario in this regard, in that the robots will evolve into a new series of artificial species, starting around 2030–2040.
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also praised the book: "Moravec blends hard scientific practicality with a prophet's far-seeing vision." On the other hand, the book was reviewed less favorably by
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at Carnegie Mellon in 1980 as a research scientist, becoming research professor in 1995. He has been an adjunct professor at the institute since 2005.
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is the most awesome work of controlled imagination I have ever encountered: Hans Moravec stretched my mind until it hit the stops."
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Hans Moravec has made some concrete predictions as to the future of intelligence, by estimating the computational cost (measured in
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instructions per second, and that, if Moore's law continues, a computer with the same speed would cost only 1000 USD (
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Obstacle avoidance and navigation in the real world by a seeing robot rover
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Hans Moravec's official website at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Center
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Moravec also outlined the "neural substitution argument" in
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with many of his publications and predictions focusing on
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Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence
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Austrian-Canadian roboticist and futurist (born 1948)
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NOVA online interview with Moravec in October, 1997.
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Oxford New York Paris: Oxford University Press. 384: 326:Moravec was a cofounder of Seegrid Corporation of 363:When will computer hardware match the human brain 1102:Hans Moravec's webpage at the Robotics Institute 1269:Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies 1152: 861: 859: 8: 428:Absent Qualia, Fading Qualia, Dancing Qualia 1516:People from Waidhofen an der Thaya District 426:published a similar argument in his paper " 1159: 1145: 1137: 333:He is also somewhat known for his work on 29: 376: 370: 1019:Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind 995:Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind 559:Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind 442:Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind 435:Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind 695: 500:. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1097:Hans Moravec's official biography page 216:) is an adjunct faculty member at the 749:"The Stanford Cart and The CMU Rover" 747:Moravec, Hans P. (24 February 1983). 319:Moravec joined the newly established 7: 1496:University of Western Ontario alumni 1049:from the original on August 28, 2017 1471:Artificial intelligence researchers 907:Journal of Evolution and Technology 846:Journal of Evolution and Technology 626:Journal of Evolution and Technology 228:, USA. He is known for his work on 515:Moravec, Hans P. (June 15, 1988). 248:. Moravec developed techniques in 71:Canadian (U.S. Permanent Resident) 25: 1035:McGinn, Colin (January 3, 1999). 268:for two years and transferred to 1435: 1434: 1117:Moravec, Hans (March 23, 2009). 1107:Moravec Bush Robot Final Report 969:from the original on 2006-06-16 943:from the original on 2006-06-15 772:from the original on 2020-11-05 729:from the original on 2023-04-19 644:Artificial general intelligence 118:Quantum suicide and immortality 456:to technologies predating the 1: 963:"Robot Predictions Evolution" 766:"Seegrid Corporation website" 290:University of Western Ontario 86:University of Western Ontario 1342:Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov 1274:Future of Humanity Institute 961:Moravec, Hans (April 2004). 872:. Harvard University Press. 1461:Austrian technology writers 935:Moravec, Hans (June 1993). 816:"Momentum-Exchange Tethers" 422:, published 7 years before 1532: 1501:Stanford University alumni 266:Loyola College in Montreal 222:Carnegie Mellon University 161:Carnegie Mellon University 1430: 1132:Wikiversity:Mind Children 669:Technological singularity 557:Moravec, Hans P. (1999). 280:in 1969. He received his 208:(born November 30, 1948, 199: 135: 102:Moravec's corner detector 1491:Acadia University alumni 1208:Eradication of suffering 1187:Transhumanism in fiction 470:wrote about this book: " 328:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 272:, where he received his 1511:American transhumanists 385:{\displaystyle 10^{15}} 352:instructions per second 234:artificial intelligence 151:artificial intelligence 1286:US Transhumanist Party 901:Moravec, Hans (1998). 866:Moravec, Hans (1988). 840:Moravec, Hans (1998). 620:Moravec, Hans (1998). 578:Moravec, Hans (1999). 533:10.1609/aimag.v9i2.676 496:Moravec, Hans (1988). 386: 236:, and writings on the 114:Occupancy grid mapping 387: 1402:Gennady Stolyarov II 1243:Techno-progressivism 580:"Rise of the Robots" 369: 252:for determining the 240:. Moravec also is a 238:impact of technology 1259:Foresight Institute 1124:Scientific American 1017:: Cover praise for 993:: Cover praise for 937:"The Age of Robots" 584:Scientific American 410:, Moravec outlines 298:Stanford University 292:. He then earned a 164:Stanford University 91:Stanford University 1307:José Luis Cordeiro 1233:Singularitarianism 1042:The New York Times 484:The New York Times 458:integrated circuit 382: 321:Robotics Institute 256:(ROI) in a scene. 254:region of interest 218:Robotics Institute 206:Hans Peter Moravec 1448: 1447: 1422:Eliezer Yudkowsky 1412:Natasha Vita-More 1392:Martine Rothblatt 879:978-0-674-57618-6 723:"Hans P. Moravec" 674:Tether propulsion 659:Simulated reality 649:Moravec's Paradox 507:978-0-674-57618-6 462:superintelligence 406:In his 1988 book 288:in 1971 from the 270:Acadia University 264:Moravec attended 203: 202: 137:Scientific career 106:Moravec's paradox 81:Acadia University 50:November 30, 1948 16:(Redirected from 1523: 1438: 1437: 1417:Mark Alan Walker 1161: 1154: 1147: 1138: 1128: 1087: 1085: 1084: 1075:. Archived from 1059: 1058: 1056: 1054: 1032: 1026: 1008: 1002: 999:Arthur C. Clarke 984: 978: 977: 975: 974: 958: 952: 951: 949: 948: 932: 926: 925: 923: 922: 913:. Archived from 898: 892: 891: 863: 854: 853: 837: 831: 830: 828: 827: 818:. Archived from 812: 806: 805: 803: 802: 793:. Archived from 787: 781: 780: 778: 777: 762: 756: 755: 753: 744: 738: 737: 735: 734: 719: 633: 614: 612: 610: 572: 551: 549: 547: 511: 468:Arthur C. 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Index

SEE-GRID
Kautzen
Austria
Acadia University
University of Western Ontario
Stanford University
Moravec's corner detector
Moravec's paradox
Bush robot
Occupancy grid mapping
Quantum suicide and immortality
Rotating skyhook
Rotovator
Stanford Cart
Robotics
artificial intelligence
Carnegie Mellon University
Thesis
Obstacle avoidance and navigation in the real world by a seeing robot rover
Doctoral advisor
John McCarthy
Kautzen
Austria
Robotics Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
robotics
artificial intelligence
impact of technology
futurist

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