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In The Age of Intelligent Machines , inventor and computer scientist Raymond Kurzweil probes the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence, from its earliest philosophical and mathematical roots to tantalizing glimpses of 21st-century machines with superior intelligence and prodigious speed and memory. This book provides the background needed for an understanding of the enormous scientific potential represented by intelligent machines as well as their equally profound philosophic, economic, and social implications. Running alongside Kurzweil's historical and scientific narrative are 23 articles examining contemporary issues in artificial intelligence. This book won the Association of American Publishers Annual Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing. It contains articles by: Charles Ames; Margaret A. Boden; Harold Cohen; Caniel C. Dennett; Edward A. Feigenbaum; K. Fuchi; George Gilder; Douglas R. Hofstadter; Michael Lebowitz; Margaret Litven; Blaine Mathieu; Marvin Minsky; Allen Newell; Brian W. Oakley; Seymour Papert; Jeff Pepper; Roger Schank and Christopher Owens; Sherry Turkle; Mitchell Waldrop.Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press Ltd
ISBN-139780262610797
eBay Product ID (ePID)94652346
Product Key Features
Number of Pages580 Pages
Publication NameThe Age of Intelligent Machines
LanguageEnglish
SubjectComputer Science
Publication Year1992
TypeTextbook
AuthorRay Kurzweil
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height280 mm
Item Weight1952 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorRay Kurzweil