Abstract :
Spectrum for devoting an issue to the varied faces of the singularity [¿The Singularity: A Special Report,¿ June]. There were a number of thoughtful essays, such as those by Christof Koch and Giulio Tononi, by Rodney Brooks, and by Vernor Vinge. It is sensible for you to have also included critics, but it would have been useful to assign skeptics who do their homework. John Horgan [¿The Consciousness Conundrum¿], for example, cites my books, but it seems that he has not read them. He makes no mention of their principal arguments, and many descriptions in your issue are incorrect.
