Book description
The bold futurist and bestselling author of The Singularity is Nearer explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain
Ray Kurzweil is arguably today's most influential-and often controversial-futurist. In How to Create a Mind, Kurzweil presents a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilization-reverse engineering the…
Why read it?
2 authors picked How to Create a Mind as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
How to Create a Mind is a fascinating non-fiction book that explores the intricacies of the human brain and the potential for creating artificial intelligence. It does an excellent job of weaving together scientific research, personal anecdotes, and philosophical musings. Powerful computers are essential to solving human longevity. So, I ask what if those computers need to be partly human themselves? I wish we could simply feed this book into an AI, let it know this is the blueprint to how our human minds work, then set it free to do its best creation. Make us into a human-computer that…
From Spencer's list on survival that even non-sci-fi fans will love.
As we continue to make advancements in artificial intelligence, it’s no doubt that our imagination, fiction and neuroscientific study will heavily influence the field of AI. This book provides fascinating insights into the functioning of the brain and the formation of the mind. Kurzweil explores how we might formulate artificial consciousness. I particularly loved the parts where the author explores how we think (e.g. non-directed and directed) and pattern recognition. While some of the material is a little hard to follow, what remains is a positive and reasonably optimistic vision of how we will live with machines and AI in…
From Minter's list on artificial intelligence, emotions, and empathy.
If you love How to Create a Mind...
The High House
The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.
The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.
Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…
Want books like How to Create a Mind?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like How to Create a Mind.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,210
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like How to Create a Mind, you might also like...
December on 5C4
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
Living On Purpose
Many people from all walks of life, even after many accomplishments and experiences, are often plagued by dissatisfaction, pervasive longing, and deep questioning. These feelings may make them wonder if they are living the life they were meant to lead.
Living on Purpose is the guidebook these people have been…
