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Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence
Hans P. Moravec
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Description for Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence
Paperback. Arguing that within the next fifty years machines will equal humans not only in reasoning power but also in their ability to perceive, interact with, and change their environment, the author describes the tremendous technological advances possible in thefield of robotics. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Imagine attending a lecture at the turn of the twentieth century in which Orville Wright speculates about the future of transportation, or one in which Alexander Graham Bell envisages satellite communications and global data banks. Mind Children, written by an internationally renowned roboticist, offers a comparable experience-a mind-boggling glimpse of a world we may soon share with our artificial progeny. Filled with fresh ideas and insights, this book is one of the most engaging and controversial visions of the future ever written by a serious scholar. Hans Moravec convincingly argues that we are approaching a watershed in ... Read more
Imagine attending a lecture at the turn of the twentieth century in which Orville Wright speculates about the future of transportation, or one in which Alexander Graham Bell envisages satellite communications and global data banks. Mind Children, written by an internationally renowned roboticist, offers a comparable experience-a mind-boggling glimpse of a world we may soon share with our artificial progeny. Filled with fresh ideas and insights, this book is one of the most engaging and controversial visions of the future ever written by a serious scholar. Hans Moravec convincingly argues that we are approaching a watershed in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674576186
SKU
V9780674576186
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About Hans P. Moravec
Hans Moravec is known for his work on robotics and artificial intelligence, and his writings on the impact of technology.
Reviews for Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence
One would be making a mistake to let Mind Children recede unopened into a guiltless oblivion. It's a tonic book, thought-provoking on every page. And it reminds us that, in our accelerating, headlong era, the future presses so close upon us that those who ignore it inhabit not the present but the past.
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