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The Emotion Machine - Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind
by Minsky, Marvin
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- Hardcover
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- As New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0743276639
- ISBN 13
- 9780743276634
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster. As New in New dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743276639 . This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, unmarked and uncreased but are slightly yellowed due to age and paper quality which is the only anomoly with this book. The dust jacket is in fine condition with little wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers. ; "A leading contributor to artificial intelligence offers insight into the numerous ways in which the mind works to demonstrate how emotions and feelings are just different ways of thinking, in an account that poses controversial ideas about the potential for designing machines that are capable of thinking like humans. By the author of The Society of Mind."; 6 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 400 pages .
Synopsis
In this mind-expanding book, scientific pioneer Marvin Minsky continues his groundbreaking research, offering a fascinating new model for how our minds work. He argues persuasively that emotions, intuitions, and feelings are not distinct things, but different ways of thinking. By examining these different forms of mind activity, Minsky says, we can explain why our thought sometimes takes the form of carefully reasoned analysis and at other times turns to emotion. He shows how our minds progress from simple, instinctive kinds of thought to more complex forms, such as consciousness or self-awareness. And he argues that because we tend to see our thinking as fragmented, we fail to appreciate what powerful thinkers we really are. Indeed, says Minsky, if thinking can be understood as the step-by-step process that it is, then we can build machines -- artificial intelligences -- that not only can assist with our thinking by thinking as we do but have the potential to be as conscious as we are. Eloquently written, The Emotion Machine is an intriguing look into a future where more powerful artificial intelligences await.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26552
- Title
- The Emotion Machine - Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind
- Author
- Minsky, Marvin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New in New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0743276639
- ISBN 13
- 9780743276634
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- 0743276639, AI, Artificial Intelligence, The Human Mind, Common Sense Thinking, Future Human Mind Imitations
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