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Human-level artificial general intelligence and the possibility of a technological singularity

Ben Goertzel
- 01 Dec 2007 - 
- Vol. 171, Iss: 18, pp 1161-1173
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An analysis of Ray Kurzweil's recent book The Singularity Is Near is given, along with Drew McDermott's recent critique, and an alternative is discussed, in which human-level AI arrives first via non-human-like AI's operating virtual worlds.
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This article is published in Artificial Intelligence.The article was published on 2007-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 62 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Artificial general intelligence & Technological singularity.

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A Metaverse: Taxonomy, Components, Applications, and Open Challenges

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The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence: How Automation is Changing Auditing

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Impacts of Digitization on Auditing: A Delphi Study for Germany

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