Parsing the Turing Test: Philosophical and Methodological Issues in the Quest for the Thinking Computer

Epstein, Robert (Editor)/ Roberts, Gary (Editor)/ Beber, Grace (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1402067089 / ISBN 13: 9781402067082

Published by Springer Verlag, 2008

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1st edition. 592 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parsing the Turing Test: Philosophical and Methodological Issues in the Quest for the Thinking Computer
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402067089
• ISBN 13: 9781402067082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

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.

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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.

Foreword by Daniel C. Dennett.