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The Human Test

The Human Test

How Predictability, Creativity, and the Quantum Mind Will Redefine Life in the Age of AI

by Ron Folman
Hardback
Publication Date: 25/03/2025

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Discover how artificial intelligence will challenge everything we believe about consciousness, free will, and what makes us truly human.

In an era where AI can predict our breakfast choices, shopping habits, and romantic attractions with uncanny accuracy, quantum physicist Ron Folman poses a provocative question: If we're this predictable, are we truly conscious beings with free will, or simply sophisticated machines?

Drawing from quantum physics, cognitive science, and philosophy, The Human Test explores how the rise of AI and Big Data is forcing us to confront uncomfortable truths about human nature. As technology evolves to predict our behavior with increasing precision, Folman challenges us to reconsider what it means to be truly alive and conscious.

But within this seemingly dystopian future lies an unexpected source of hope: our capacity for creativity. Folman reveals how this uniquely human trait might be the key to maintaining our humanity in an age of algorithmic predictability.

This groundbreaking work offers:

  • A fascinating exploration of consciousness through the lens of modern technology
  • Insights into how AI's predictive power challenges our notion of free will
  • A compelling argument for creativity as the essence of human experience
  • A roadmap for preserving our humanity in an increasingly automated world


The Human Test isn't just another book about AI--it's a profound investigation into what makes us human, and how we can remain so in a world that increasingly treats us as data points to be predicted and controlled.

ISBN:
9781493089208
9781493089208
Category:
Cognitive science
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
25-03-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
228.6x152.4mm

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