Bibliograph

Artificial intelligence, a very short introduction, Margaret A. Boden

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Artificial intelligence, a very short introduction, Margaret A. Boden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-158) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Artificial intelligence

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1052588393

Responsibility statement

Margaret A. Boden

Series statement

Very short introductions, 575

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

The applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us: in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and - not least - on the Internet. Its results have been invaluable to biologists, psychologists, and linguists in helping to understand the processes of memory, learning, and language from a fresh angle. As a concept, Artificial Intelligence has fuelled and sharpened the philosophical debates concerning the nature of the mind, intelligence, and the uniqueness of human beings. Margaret A. Boden reviews the philosophical and technological challenges raised by Artificial Intelligence, considering whether programs could ever be really intelligent, creative or even conscious, and shows how the pursuit of Artificial Intelligence has helped us to appreciate how human and animal minds are possible

Table Of Contents

What is artificial intelligence? -- General intelligence as the Holy Grail -- Language, creativity, emotion -- Artificial neural networks -- Robots and artificial life -- But is it intelligence, really? -- The singularity

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