Gazzaley, Adam
Summary: Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves on our ability to multitask--read work email, reply to a text, check Facebook, watch a video clip. Talk on the phone, send a text, drive a car. Enjoy family dinner with a glowing smartphone next to our plates. We can do it all, 24/7! Never mind the errors in the email, the near-miss on the road, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 GAZSummary: Co-founder of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Marvin Minsky is one of the great pioneers of AI and the use of computing metaphors to understand the human mind. In this TEDTalk, Minsky pursues an eclectic discussion of health, overpopulation, and human consciousness - proposing technological and sociological advances that are tongue-in-cheek, wildly improbable,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Was the performance of IBM's Deep Blue against Gary Kasparov an example of supersonic calculation or the first step toward artificial intelligence? Does the acclaimed performance artist Stelarc, striving to become a cyborg-like hybrid, represent the possibility of a strange new race? This startling program tracks advances in robotics at Stanford University and Honda Motors, biotechnology as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006