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by Hubert L. Dreyfus (Author) "The attempts at language translation by computers had the earliest success, the most extensive and expensive research, and the most unequivocal failure..." (more)
Key Phrases: nonarbitrary behavior, heuristically programmed digital computer, cognitive simulation, Scientific American (more...)
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When it was first published in 1972, Hubert Dreyfus's manifesto on the inherent inability of disembodied machines to mimic higher mental functions caused an uproar in the artificial intelligence community. The world has changed since then. Today it is clear that "good old-fashioned AI," based on the idea of using symbolic representations to produce general intelligence, is in decline (although several believers still pursue its pot of gold), and the focus of the Al community has shifted to more complex models of the mind. It has also become more common for AI researchers to seek out and study philosophy. For this edition of his now classic book, Dreyfus has added a lengthy new introduction outlining these changes and assessing the paradigms of connectionism and neural networks that have transformed the field.

At a time when researchers were proposing grand plans for general problem solvers and automatic translation machines, Dreyfus predicted that they would fail because their conception of mental functioning was naive, and he suggested that they would do well to acquaint themselves with modern philosophical approaches to human beings. What Computers Can't Do was widely attacked but quietly studied. Dreyfus's arguments are still provocative and focus our attention once again on what it is that makes human beings unique.

Hubert L. Dreyfus, who is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, is also the author of Being-in-the-World. A Commentary on Heidegger's Being and Time, Division I.

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Hubert L. Dreyfus, who is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley, is also the author of Being-in-the-World: A Commentary on Heidegger's Being and Time, Division I, (1990).

Product Details
  • Paperback: 429 pages
  • Publisher: The MIT Press; 1 edition (October 30, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0262540673
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262540674
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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