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Understanding Artificial Intelligence (Science Made Accessible)

by Scientific American Magazine

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Publisher Comments:

More than just a Steven Spielberg film, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the proposition that human brains are nothing more than machines, whose abilities will someday be duplicated--and surpassed--by computers. Such a goal may seem elusive now, but these essays present the wide spectrum of knowledge already compiled on the pursuit of this dream.

Synopsis:

Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of artificial intelligence.
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ISBN:
9780446678759
Manufactured:
Editors of Scientific American
Foreword:
Fritz, Sandy
Manufactured:
Scientific American Magazine
Manufactured:
Scientific American
Foreword:
Brooks, Rodney
Compiled:
Fritz, Sandy
Compiled:
Brooks, Rodney
Publisher:
Warner Books
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
General
Subject:
Artificial Intelligence
Subject:
Artificial Intelligence - General
Subject:
Intelligence (AI) & Semantics
Series:
Science Made Accessible
Series Volume:
#6
Publication Date:
March 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
810x528x43 31
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