Peter Voss
Founder and CEO, Adaptive Artificial Intelligence Inc.
Peter Voss is an entrepreneur with a background in electronics, computer systems, business and technical software. He is also concerned with the intersection between artificial intelligence software and the human condition as conceived by cognitive science, philosophy, psychology and ethics. Since the early 1990's he has been researching and developing artificial general intelligence, founding Adaptive A.I. Inc. with the goal of developing a commercially viable general-purpose AI engine.
Born in Germany, he moved at age 12 to South Africa. He worked in manufacturing and testing of diesel power generators, and the design and production of large static inverters. He started the company Electronic Designs in 1979 to custom build microprocessor-controlled systems for industrial applications. A year later, he started a computer systems company to provide turnkey solutions to medium sized businesses. After 13 years he took the company public in 1987, employing a staff of 400. He sold the company in 1992, and moved to the United States in 1995.
Since then, he has devoted his time to studying cognitive science, philosophy, psychology and computer science. He has a passion for exploring what he calls "Optimal Living," maximizing both the quantity and quality of life. An Extropian, he has been actively involved in participating in discussions pertaining to the technological development of life extension and cryonics. On his homepage are essays on longevity, ethics, philosophy, and AI. He created the artificial intelligence company Adaptive AI, Inc. in December of 2001 with the goal of developing artificial general intelligence systems.
Recently, Peter Voss presented at the the 2007 Singularity Summit organized by the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. There he described the ways in which he foresees AGI making possible the expansion of human intelligence, longevity, and morality. Based on his own research at Adaptive A.I., he believes the goal of artificial general intelligence is between five to ten years from being realized.
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SIAI Interview Series
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2007 Singularity Summit,
Increased Intelligence, Improved Life
transcripts
SIAI Interview Series, "
Engineering Computers to be Computer Engineers"
2007 Singularity Summit, "
Increased Intelligence, Improved Life"
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SIAI Interview Series, "
Engineering Computers to be Computer Engineers"
2007 Singularity Summit, "
Increased Intelligence, Improved Life"