Parsing the turing test: philosophical and methodological issues in the quest for the thinking computer

Parsing the Turing Test is a landmark exploration of both the philosophical and methodological issues surrounding the search for true artificial intelligence. Will computers and robots ever think and communicate the way humans do? When a computer crosses the threshold into self-consciousness, will it immediately jump into the Internet and create a World Mind? Will intelligent computers someday recognize the rather doubtful intelligence of human beings? Distinguished psychologists, computer scientists, philosophers, and programmers from around the world debate these weighty issues – and, in effect, the future of the human race – in this important volume. Most comprehensive analysis of The Turing Test - the ultimate benchmark of true artificial intelligence ever published Features new contributions from 37 eminent scholars in computer science, psychology and philosophy, including Ray Kurzwell, Noam Chomsky, Paul Churchland,John R. Searle and Andrew Hodges INDICE: From the contents Foreword by Daniel C. Dennett. Acknowledgements.Introduction. About the Editors. Part I. Setting the Stage. Part II. The Ongoing Philosophical Debate. Part III. The New Methodological Debates. Part IV. Afterthoughts on Thinking Machines.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9624-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 520
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés