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BRAINMAKERS IBD

TOUCHSTONE
04 / 1995
9780671510558
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Sinopsis

Join David Freedman as he takes you on a fascinating tour behind the scenes at laboratories around the world as top researchers race to create revolutionary 'thinking machines' that may one day lead to a new form of intelligence. The subject of fantasy and skepticism for centuries-- from William James?s mechanical bride to 2001?s Hal to Star Wars? R2D2-- artificial intelligence has been limited to number-crunching computers that are'smart' only in highly specific domains like chess-- until now. 'Brainmakers' is an eye-opening, mind-expanding, and mind-blowing journey through laboratories engaged in cutting-edge research into neuro-science and robotics. Inside, you?ll discover: MIT?s Attila, a 3.6-pound, six-legged robot that learns as it interacts with its surroundings. Japan?s efforts to grow brain cells on chips and construct a 'wiring diagram' of the human brain UCLA?s 'robot farm', where robots will be 'bred' for intelligence. In exciting yet accessible detail, Freedman shows how this research has moved into a new realm that transcends computer science, combining neuroscience, mircobiology, evolutionary biology, and zoology. Modeled after natural rather than artificial intelligence, thinking machines may soon develop powers that rival-- or exceed-- those of the human brain.

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