Defining the limits of computer technology, the authors make a compelling case that binary logic will always be inferior to human intuitive ability. A stunning reaffirmation of human intelligence.
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Hubert Dreyfus is Professor of Philosophy in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley. After receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard University, he taught at MIT, before coming to Berkeley in l968. Dreyfus has been a Guggenheim Fellow, and has received research grants from both the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He holds a Doctorate Honoris Causa from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. You can follow him on Twitter @hubertdreyfus; or on Facebook at "All Things Shining".
As someone who enjoys reading about artificial intelligence, this is one of the most accessible philosophical critiques of expert systems development. A good read and still relevant even though I first read this over 15 years ago.
Dreyfus was oneof the first to recognize that even with the best artificial intelligence, face-to-face interaction is required for many act of humanity. Think about it- even with Skype you can't actually look directly in your loved ones' eyes.
The authors discuss the difficulties inherent in programming intuitive skills into an expert system. Examples of programming patterns of light and dark regions on x-rays are illustrated. X-rays can be stored into memory and compared to known diagnostic attributes. With enough experience, you can profile the optimal decision for many groups of related situations. This is a good reference work for explaining practical problems in implementing artificial intelligence algorithms.
