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24 alternatives to Natural-Born Cyborgs

Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Natural-Born Cyborgs launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Age of Spiritual Machines▲57

   AI and achieving the singularity

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Life 3.0▲92

   Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Surviving AI▲59

   The promise and peril of artificial intelligence

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Metaskills▲61

   Five Talents for the Robotic Age

   2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Robot Overlordz - 224: Conscientious Futures▲66

   Self-publishing, corporate sovereignty, and the future of AI

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   On Intelligence▲12

   The real future of artificial intelligence

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tools for Thought▲69

   The history and future of mind-expanding technology

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Future of the Mind▲72

   The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Distracted Mind▲72

   Ancient brains in a high-tech world

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Second Machine Age▲66

    Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Singularity Is Near▲77

    When humans transcend biology

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Superintelligence▲69

    Paths, Dangers, Strategies of Superintelligence

    2015 · amazon.fr · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Design for Humanity▲74

    The past, present, and future of anthropomorphic design

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies▲71

    What happens when machines surpass humans in intelligence?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Design of Future Things▲60

    A revealing examination of smart technology

    2015 · jnd.org · its alternatives →

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    How To Create A Mind▲67

    An explanation of how computers will reach consciousness

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Smarter Than You Think▲128

    How tech boosts our cognitive abilities

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Humans Need Not Apply▲56

    A new book on the future of work in the age of robots

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Unscientific America▲54

    How scientific illiteracy threatens our future

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Inevitable▲87

    The 12 tech forces that will shape our future by Kevin Kelly

    2017 · penguinrandomhouse.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Diamond Age▲81

    Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    The Mind's I: Scientific Speculations about Thinking Machines▲5

    Artificial Intelligence, and the Nature of the Brain

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Blinkist - 1: Is That Even a Thing?▲68

    A digest of four books about brains

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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