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"If I were paranoid I might say we need to ask questions about AI’s thorniest implications and ethical concerns before it is too late." We are at a monumental turning point in human history as AI is reaching new levels of intelligence. The technology is getting more sophisticated by the day and AIs have beaten the strongest human competitors in chess, go, and Jeopardy! And now AI is going inside the human brain itself, attempting to augment human minds. It may even create greater-than-human-level intelligence, leading to a new generation of artificial minds―Minds 2.0. In this book on AI and the Mind of the Machine James Lynn presents some of the questions we should be asking. Many argue that these undertakings should not proceed without a richer understanding of the implications and consequences along with a better understanding of the nature of the mind and consciousness itself. An insufficient grasp of the underlying philosophical and ethical issues could undermine the use of AI and brain enhancement technology, crippling progress or even bringing about the demise or suffering of conscious beings.