| The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us about Being Alive Contributor(s): Christian, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307476707 ISBN-13: 9780307476708 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Computers | Human-computer Interaction (hci) - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism |
| Dewey: 128 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.52 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each year, the AI community convenes to administer the famous (and famously controversial) Turing test, pitting sophisticated software programs against humans to determine if a computer can "think." The machine that most often fools the judges wins the Most Human Computer Award. But there is also a prize, strange and intriguing, for the "Most Human Human." Brian Christian--a young poet with degrees in computer science and philosophy--was chosen to participate in a recent competition. This playful, profound book is not only a testament to his efforts to be deemed more human than a computer, but also a rollicking exploration of what it means to be human in the first place. |