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prices; the general patterns that were found, hold more importance than the study of
individual prices and that the methodology that was used applies to oligopolistic markets.
• Explorations of the Transhuman Dimension of Artificial Intelligence: The final
chapter provides a very important philosophical discussion of AI and its ‘transhuman’
dimension, which is “here understood as that which goes beyond the human, to the point
of being wholly different from it.” In “Explorations of the ‘Transhuman’ Dimension of
Artificial Intelligence”, Bert Olivier examines the concept of intelligence as a function of
artificially intelligent beings. However, these artificially intelligent beings are recognized
as being ontologically distinct from humans as “embodied, affective, intelligent beings.”
These differences are the key to understand the contrast between AI and being-human.
His examination involves contemporary AI-research as well as projections of possible AI
developments. This is a very important chapter with important conclusions for AI and its
future.
We would like to acknowledge the individuals who contributed to this effort. First
and foremost, we would like to express our sincere thanks to the contributors of the
chapters for reporting their research and also for their time, and promptness. Our thanks
are due to Nova for publishing this book, their advice, and patience. We believe that this
book is an important contribution to the community in AI. We hope this book will serve
as a motivation for continued research and development in AI.