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The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, Physics by Roger Penrose 
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 | Shall computers will ever be as clever as we are? And how about their feelings?
Roger Penrose explains us that, they will never be as clever and as emotional as we are. This book is a strong opposition to those who think AI will succeed in recreating human intelligence. Penrose supports his arguments against AI with G”del's Theorem and Quantum Physics. A good deal can be learned on those subjects in this book. I cannot say I totally agree with Penrose in all aspects. However, this book is a very good philosphical discussion concerning AI. It is good reading whether you are a AI supporter or not. |
This book is also categorized under : Philosophy of Science
The Cyberiad : Fables for the Cybernetic Age by Stanislaw Lem 
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 | Ugh. What is this? Homers in 20th century.
Two constructor robots. They are each other's best friends and worst competitors. Trurl and Klapaucius construct machines and sail on to distant lands (stars) in search of adventure (and jobs). Make something good for your life; change it. Read Cyberiad.
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Gödel, Escher, Bach : An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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 | An extraordinary book. What do a painter, a musician and a mathematician have in common.
Philosophers are trying to find answers to simple questions like soul, God and similar subjects for centruies. Now another concept hits the headlines in the world of philosophy. Mind and Intelligence. Hofstadter is using the works of Gödel, Escher, Bach and a few other artists and scientists to introduce you to some basic ideas. Then comes the real stuff. What is mind? What is intelligence? ... and What are the limitations of Artificial Intelligence.
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The Mind's I by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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 | Essays about mind, soul, self, intelligence and computers. You will find Borges, Lem and Turing inside this book. In fact this is a meta-book, a collection of incredibly clever articles from many books.
Alan Turing's classical work "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" is included. A few Stanislaw Lem tales are taken from "Cyberiad" and "The reviews of non-existent books". Parts of "Gödel Esher Bach" are also included. And all other essays are very carefully selected. In fact this book is the best collection of interesting writings. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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The Psychology of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 
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 | A joyful book indeed. It explains the "user interface design" principles of the doors, ovens, cars and other things that are used in our everyday life. The book gives many examples of good and bad design issues.
It is interesting to see how Mr. Norman spent so much of his time to understand how human cognition and mind works or fails. Gives you some insight about your own actions. Maybe AI guys may benefit from this book too. The book itself has nothing to do with computers but I think this book should be read by every software designer. |
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