/sci/ - Science & Math

>>6610515
He has an active project that has produced a lot of code, some of which has been used in real live applications (analyzing genomes).
Some of his books here - not just science fiction.

http://www.amazon.com/Ben-Goertzel/e/B001HCVBR6/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1404184576&sr=1-2-ent

I challenge you to read his latest book and conclude he is not serious http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-General-Intelligence-Part-Cognitive-ebook/dp/B00IQ27DJ0/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404184576&sr=1-5&keywords=ben+goertzel and http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-General-Intelligence-Part-Architecture/dp/9462390290/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404184576&sr=1-7&keywords=ben+goertzel

I spent a few hours with him 3 years ago and he is astoundingly smart and knowledgeable across a huge range of fields. He read Godel Escher Bach at about age 12 an age when most posters here were still reading comics.