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Author Stanley, Kenneth O., author

Title Why greatness cannot be planned : the myth of the objective / Kenneth O. Stanley, Joel Lehman
Published Cham : Springer, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 141 pages) : illustrations
Contents Questioning Objectives.-Victory for the Aimless -- The Art of Breeding Art -- The False Compass -- The Interesting and the Novel -- Long Live the Treasure Hunter -- Unshackling Education -- Unchaining Innovation -- Farewell to the Mirage -- Case Study 1: Reinterpreting Natural Evolution -- Case Study 2: Objectives and the Quest for AI
Summary "What is your ultimate goal - your true objective - when you pick up a book? The authors of this one believe that there may be no objective at all involved, just a diffuse feeling that a book can change the way you look at the world. They may be right."--Christos Papadimitriou, C. Lester Hogan Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley and Co-author of the New York Times Best Seller Logicomix "One of the original aspirations of Artificial Intelligence researchers was to help all of us, as thinking beings, understand ourselves better. Stanley and Lehman are among the few who have managed to achieve this. In this book they not only shed light on a glaring bias in the way we approach the creation of intelligent machines, but have also identified this bias at work in many aspects of our society. It is not every day that a technical book so clearly reveals something new about how we live our own lives and how we might enrich them. I cherish such a rarity, and I urge others to as well."--Josh Bongard, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Vermont "The ideas in this book have revolutionized the field of evolving artificial intelligence. They also help explain why biological evolution, science, and human culture are creative, endlessly innovative processes. Stanley and Lehman's theories are helpful for anyone who wants to foster a culture of innovation in their organization and within their own mind."--Jeff Clune, Director of the Evolving AI Lab and Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Wyoming "Objectives in our lives and careers, and the endeavor to achieve them, can sometimes cause stress and feelings of underachievement. But do we always need objectives? This book challenges common beliefs in our culture and society, revealing indisputable evidence that the biggest discoveries in the arts and sciences are not driven by objectives. The reading provides an uplifting new perspective on creativity, innovation, and happiness."--Andrea Soltoggio, Lecturer in Computer Science, Loughborough University, UK About the Authors Kenneth O. Stanley and coauthor Joel Lehman are both experienced artificial intelligence researchers whose scientific discoveries led to the insights in Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned. Stanley, an associate professor at the University of Central Florida, has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles (10 of which have won best paper awards) and is regularly invited to speak at venues across the world. Lehman is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. In August 2015 he begins as an assistant professor at the IT University of Copenhagen
Analysis computerwetenschappen
computer sciences
kunstmatige intelligentie
artificial intelligence
Information and Communication Technology (General)
Informatie- en communicatietechnologie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Goal (Philosophy)
Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy
Biology -- Philosophy.
Artificial intelligence.
NATURE -- Reference.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy
Biology -- Philosophy
Goal (Philosophy)
Form Electronic book
Author Lehman, Joel, author.
ISBN 9783319155241
3319155245