After the Internet: Alien Intelligence

by James Martin

The Internet has transformed our world, but as world-renowned business and technology guru James Martin shows in his groundbreaking book, this is only the beginning of the radical changes computers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895262800
• ISBN13: 9780895262806
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The bad reviews did not get it!

I enjoyed the book and it caused me to do deeper studies of CAS, Kurzwell and Wolfram. The reader who said he did not tell us what alien intelligence was must not have read the book. Intelligence on earth has arose from a specific environment, the Earths. Biology has certain needs, food,water and so forth. These self-organizing systems in turn have in their intelligence (programed) behaviors that are of this earth. The Alien part comes into play when self-organizing programing in done in software and silicon, not the typical biological environments. This emergence is not of this world, it is as though it is alien. It does not have the need to conquer a country for resources or steal your wife in order to reproduce it's code... it is not like anything that evolved into intelligence, prior on the planet, therefore, it is "alien" Good read, smart man. As for everyone kicking the repetions in statements, The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil is loaded with them and the reviewers were not as hard on him.

A must read book

One of the most important books ever written. Do yourself, and your future a favor. Buy it. Read it. The enthusiastic writing style makes it easy and enjoyable to read. Incredible insight. It all makes sense. If you want to know what the future is going to be like, read this book.

Good explanation of genetic programming for the non-techies

Yes, this book is extremely repitious, but once you get past it and focus on reading, it makes much sense, and all the repetition helps to reinforce author's points. Yes, Genetic Programming is often done by changing 0's and 1's, and it seems as the author is fairly knowledgable in the areas of advanced programming such as Genetic Programming and Evolutionary Algorithms. He may be a bit overoptimistic with his timelines, but I would have to agree with many of his predictions. I would suggest this book as an idea generator. Internet as we know it today is nothing compared with what the networks of computers will accomplish in a few decades, and someone is going become very rich in the process.

Brilliant

I have to disagree with the previous poster's comments. Clearly he has no idea who Dr. James Martin is...so let me tell you. Dr. James Martin, chairman emeritus and founder of Headstrong, has been called "the Guru of the Information Age," "The Father of CASE," and the brains behind Rapid Application Development (RAD). He received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his book entitled The Wired Society: A Challenge for Tomorrow, based on his predictions and progressive views about technology, published twenty years ago. Computerworld has ranked Dr. Martin the fourth most influential person in the computer industry. Dr. Martin is widely acknowledged as a renowned authority on the social and commercial ramifications of computers and technology. He is well known on an international scale as a premier strategist on management and information technology, and has a remarkable track record of accurate predictions about future technology. He served as a member of the Software Scientific Advisory Board to the U.S. Department of Defense, and also holds a chair at Oxford: the James Martin Chair of Computing at Oxford University is concerned with advancing the frontiers of system development. Dr. Martin earned an M.A. and D.Litt. from Oxford, a D.Sc. from Salford in England, and honorary degrees from a number of institutions, including a D.Eng. from Hokkaido Technical University in Japan for his work on Information Engineering.Dr. Martin's educational background, complemented by his solid business and technological experience, has led to a long-standing track record as one of the world's best-attended lecturers. He spends considerable time giving seminars and lectures to high-level executives looking to hear about the future of technology and its effects on their businesses and lives. Finally, Dr. Martin is a prolific author, with over 100 textbooks in his name-more than any other living person. Many of his books, including Cybercorp, The Great Transition and The Wired Society have been best-selling IT and business publications. This most recent book, "After the Internet: Alien Intelligence," discusses how in the future, the primary value of computers may well be to `think' in ways that humans cannot. Martin asserts that software is coming into use that can automatically evolve, `breed' solutions, or `learn' valuable behavior of its own--at electronic speed. This self-perpetuating computer process is so complex that a human can neither follow the logic step-by-step nor come to the same results by other means. It is alien intelligence. The book is grounded in hard science and real-world examples, and provides a fascinating look at machine capabilities beyond our wildest imagination. Martin futher explains how it will change human thinking about computers, as well as about business as usual in everything from manufacturing to consumer marketing to medical research. He also shows how the rise of this new computer intelligence will strengthen the Internet, cu