Is "artificial intelligence" a contradiction in terms? Could computers (in principle) be made to model every aspect of the mind, including logic, language, and emotion? This interdisciplinary collection of classical and contemporary readings provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the many hotly-debated philosophical issues at the heart of artificial intelligence. The editor includes an informative introduction and reading list.
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A collection of classic articles from the field of artificial intelligence (AI), The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence would be a good complement to an introductory textbook on AI fundamentals. The back cover of the book states that the material is intended for the university student or general reader, but don't be fooled. Unless you are a student in a supportive class setting or a general reader who happens to have a degree in engineering, you are likely to find the content difficult. The first chapter, for example, assumes knowledge of calculus. However, if you have the right preparation, you'll be treated to fifteen important papers in AI--including Alan Turing's Computing Machinery and Intelligence article, which proposed the now well-known Turing test for determining whether a machine is intelligent.
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"The collection strikes an intelligent balance between the classics of cognitive science and new material. Boden gathers together readings that hang together as an integrated, coherent whole and also span a wide terrain. Developing a general theory of cognition will require help from psychology, but the readings are exciting precisely because of their efforts to extract the essential components of intelligence from their specific instantiations." --Contemporary Psychology
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Programmers should start here.,
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This review is from: The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) (Paperback)
This book is a very good collection of classic papers that you should read before you even think of posting to comp.ai or any of the other AI related groups. If you're interested in AI (or anything for that matter), you need to look to the field's recognized philosophy before you do anything else.
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- Cognitive Science (Handbook of Perception and Cognition, Second Edition) by Benjamin Martin Bly on 6 pages
- Artificial Intelligence (Handbook Of Perception And Cognition) by Margaret A. Boden on 6 pages
- Embodiments of Mind by Warren S. McCulloch on 4 pages
- The Language of Thought (Language & Thought Series) by Jerry A. Fodor on 4 pages
- Parallel Models of Associative Memory: Updated Edition (Cognitive Science Series) by Geoffrey E. Hinton on 4 pages
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- Views into the Chinese Room: New Essays on Searle and Artificial Intelligence by John Preston on 11 pages
- Philosophy at the New Millennium (Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements) by Anthony O'Hear on 6 pages
- An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind (Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy) by E. J. Lowe on 5 pages
- The Philosophy of Artificial Life (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) by Margaret A. Boden on 5 pages
- Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science by Andy Clark on 4 pages
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