Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart? - Couverture souple

Thagard, Paul

 
9780262548540: Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?
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ISBN 10 : 0262548542 ISBN 13 : 9780262548540
Editeur : The MIT Press, 2024

Synopsis

An expert on mind considers how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence.

Octopuses can open jars to get food, and chimpanzees can plan for the future. An IBM computer named Watson won on Jeopardy! and Alexa knows our favorite songs. But do animals and smart machines really have intelligence comparable to that of humans? In Bots and Beasts, Paul Thagard looks at how computers ("bots") and animals measure up to the minds of people, offering the first systematic comparison of intelligence across machines, animals, and humans.

Thagard explains that human intelligence is more than IQ and encompasses such features as problem solving, decision making, and creativity. He uses a checklist of twenty characteristics of human intelligence to evaluate the smartest machines--including Watson, AlphaZero, virtual assistants, and self-driving cars--and the most intelligent animals--including octopuses, dogs, dolphins, bees, and chimpanzees. Neither a romantic enthusiast for nonhuman intelligence nor a skeptical killjoy, Thagard offers a clear assessment. He discusses hotly debated issues about animal intelligence concerning bacterial consciousness, fish pain, and dog jealousy. He evaluates the plausibility of achieving human-level artificial intelligence and considers ethical and policy issues. A full appreciation of human minds reveals that current bots and beasts fall far short of human capabilities.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul Thagard, a philosopher and cognitive scientist, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Brain-Mind, Natural Philosophy, The Cognitive Science of Science, Hot Thought, Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science (the last three published by the MIT Press), and many other books. He writes a popular blog for Psychology Today and can be found at paulthagard.com.

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Éditeur
The MIT Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0262548542
ISBN 13 
9780262548540
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
312
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9780262045940: Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?

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ISBN 10 :  026204594X ISBN 13 :  9780262045940
Editeur : The MIT Press, 2021
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