Virtual Humans
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Summary
Wu Gansha, co-founder and CEO of UISEE Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Hu Huazhi, founder and CEO of Ehang; Peng Kaiping, chair of the Department of Psychology at Tsinghua University and tenured professor in the Department of Psychology at UC Berkeley; Liu Cixin, renowned contemporary Chinese science fiction writer and author of the bestselling The Three-Body Problem; Gou Lijun, researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and translator of the "11th Wenjin Award"-winning book Interstellar; Ray Kurzweil, chancellor of Singularity University, director of engineering at Google, and author of the bestselling The Future of Artificial Intelligence; Craig Venter, father of synthetic life and author of the bestselling Life at the Speed of Light; Peter Diamandis, founder of the X Prize and author of the bestselling Abundance and Bold; George Church, Harvard University professor and author of the bestselling Regenesis—and others jointly recommend this book with great enthusiasm!
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Tech enthusiasts curious about AI and mind uploading
- Readers concerned with biotech ethics and future social issues
- Book club members who enjoy bold tech ideas and are willing to debate
- Popular science readers who want to understand the conceptual framework of mind cloning
Not a good fit for
- Professional researchers seeking rigorous technical details and engineering implementation paths
- Readers strongly averse to controversial technological visions
- General readers hoping for light stories or literary narrative
Reading tips
- Start with the core concept chapters, clarify the difference between mind files and mind clones, then move on to the ethics discussion.
- Jot down arguments you agree with and doubt as you read, then discuss them point by point with like-minded readers afterward.
- Compare the book's scenarios with current AI progress to distinguish long-term visions from near-term technology.
- If interested in philosophical identity questions, read alongside accessible books on consciousness and personal identity.
About the publisher
Zhejiang People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its social science, history and foreign literature titles, covering philosophy, politics, law, economics, culture and history. Among the books in the library catalogue, its foreign literature list includes Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country and The Old Capital in well-known translations, as well as Wuthering Heights; its history list is represented by Dangnian Mingyue's Ming Dynasty series, and its politics list by Zhejiang New Discourse. Authors represented include Yasunari Kawabata, Ye Weiqu, Tang Yuemei, Dangnian Mingyue, Emily Brontë and René Wellek, with Wellek's Theory of Literature (newly revised edition) among its titles in literary theory. Beyond these areas, the press also publishes works on literary appreciation and social culture, giving it a profile that combines classic translations, popular history and academic works. As publicly available information is limited, other details are not covered here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 机器人与人工智能，下一个产业新风口 湛庐文化“机器人与人工智能”书系重磅推出·
- 推荐序1 让人类的梦想起飞
- 推荐序2 死亡不是终点
- 中文版序 告别肉体凡胎
- 引言 永生，直到时间尽头
- 01 机器中的幽灵
- 一条一直上钩的鱼
- 木头鸭子，真鸭子
- 中文房间
- 瓶颈，瓶颈，瓶颈
- 图灵是对的！
- 还有16年
- 02 二重身
- 另一个我
- Dear Diary
- 不只是人类
- 还是我吗？
- 两个我
- 唯一的“我”
- “我”中的“我们”
- 03 驯养狗、花椰菜与思维克隆人
- 诡异的变异
- 超级物种
- 仿生人会梦见电子羊?
- Beme，比基因更疯狂、更强大
- “灯亮着，有人在家。”
- 04 我们不会永远是血肉主义者
- 邪恶的思维克隆人
- 怪胎与朋克
- 一个独立的ID
- 银行密码会被泄漏吗？
- 05 未来已有端倪
- 虚拟人的生存未来
- 技术是行动中的民主
- 06 一些人必须看守，而一些人必须睡觉
- 特权终结，你别无选择
- 积极的奇怪现象
- 如果只能活一个，谁该去死
- 双重身份
- 一人一票会止于虚拟人吗
- 07 不死的爱人，人与虚拟人的生死之恋
- 一个虚拟人组成的三口之家
- 全面重塑亲属关系
- 08 身边是群狼， 就要像狼一样嚎叫
- 并非“下等人类”
- 活下去
- 人权为什么如此重要
- 末日生存者的生存法则
- 发动草根运动，摆脱奴役与歧视
- 为ID疯狂的世界
- 梦想成真
- 像“我”一样分享
- 09 祈祷就像一场梦， 魔鬼总藏在细节中
- 思维克隆人可能会拥有信仰，但宗教能否接受它们
- 一切生命的存在都是为了见证
- 不是低人一等的机器人
- 万物是万物的一部分
- 机器中的幽灵
- 不辨是非，比猛兽更危险
- 结语 永远的未来
- 致谢
- 译者后记
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About the author
Martine Rothblatt is a writer active in the fields of artificial intelligence and social culture, with two translated works available to Chinese readers. The published titles, Virtually Human and the ten-volume "Answers About the Future" boxed set, span technological visions of AI and broader concerns of society and culture, showing that she tends to place cutting-edge technology within the wider context of human life. Because public information is limited, no reliable details of her biography can be added here; based on the existing works, however, she writes for general readers and focuses on raising questions in clear language rather than piling up technical jargon. Her books are often grouped under artificial intelligence and social culture, making them suitable for readers interested in where technology is heading and in future forms of society, and useful as introductory material for discussions of human-machine relations and the ethics of technology.
