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Author Levy, David N. L

Title Robots unlimited : life in a virtual age / David Levy
Published Wellesley, MA : A K Peters, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 450 pages) : illustrations
Contents pt. 1. An early history of artificial intelligence -- pt. 2. Fifty years of progress -- pt. 3. The next fifty years
Summary Consider this: Robots will one day be able to write poetry and prose so touching that it will make men weep; compose dozens or even hundreds of symphonies that will rival the work of Mozart; judge a court case with absolute impartiality and fairness; or even converse with the natural ease of your best friend. Robots will one day be so life-like that a human could fall in love and marry one. Thought provoking and controversial? Certainly. Far-fetched? Not at all. David Levy presents the history of Artificial Intelligence, considers recent developments, and speculates about the future of AI. A c
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-437) and index
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Subject Robotics -- History
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
Robotics
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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