The Emotion Machine
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The Emotion Machine

Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Emotion Machine

Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Year
2007
Topic
Biological Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781416579304
Subtopic
Science General
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: Falling in Love
  5. Chapter 2: Attachments and Goals
  6. Chapter 3: From Pain to Suffering
  7. Chapter 4: Consciousness
  8. Chapter 5: Levels of Mental Activities
  9. Chapter 6: Common Sense
  10. Chapter 7: Thinking
  11. Chapter 8: Resourcefulness
  12. Chapter 9: The Self
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index
  17. Copyright

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