I suspect you'd like Hans Moravec's books: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674576187 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195136306
He uses Moore's law and estimates of the brain's computing power to calculate when we'll have human equivalence in "a computer." I forget the date, but it's not far. He also talks about a number of very interesting consequences of this. - Martin ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
