| Parsing the Turing Test: Philosophical and Methodological Issues in the Quest for the Thinking Computer 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Epstein, Robert (Editor), Roberts, Gary (Editor), Beber, Grace (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402067089 ISBN-13: 9781402067082 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Parsing the Turing Test is a landmark exploration of both the philosophical and methodological issues surrounding the search for true artificial intelligence. Will computers and robots ever think and communicate the way humans do? When a computer crosses the threshold into self-consciousness, will it immediately jump into the Internet and create a World Mind? Will intelligent computers someday recognize the rather doubtful intelligence of human beings? Distinguished psychologists, computer scientists, philosophers, and programmers from around the world debate these weighty issues ??? and, in effect, the future of the human race ??? in this important volume. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Philosophy | Reference - Computers | User Interfaces |
| Dewey: 006.3 |
| LCCN: 2007937657 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.28" W x 9.48" (2.28 lbs) 517 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Parsing the Turing Test is a landmark exploration of both the philosophical and methodological issues surrounding the search for true artificial intelligence. Will computers and robots ever think and communicate the way humans do? When a computer crosses the threshold into self-consciousness, will it immediately jump into the Internet and create a World Mind? Will intelligent computers someday recognize the rather doubtful intelligence of human beings? Distinguished psychologists, computer scientists, philosophers, and programmers from around the world debate these weighty issues - and, in effect, the future of the human race - in this important volume. |