Why Machines Will Never Rule the World

This book's core argument is that an artificial intelligence that could equal or exceed human intelligence is for mathematical reasons impossible. In supporting their claim, the authors marshal evidence from mathematics, physics, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, biology, and anthropology.

1. Introduction Part I: Properties of the human mind 2. The human mind 3. Human and machine intelligence 4. The nature of human language 5. The variance and complexity of human language 6. Social and ethical behaviour Part II: The limits of mathematical models 7. Foundations: The status of physics 8. Complex systems 9. Mathematical models of complex systems Part III: The limits and potential of AI 10. Why there will be no machine intelligence 11. Why machines will not master human language 12. Why machines will not master social interaction 13. Transhumanism, simulation and Uploading 14. AI spring eternal