savior or destroyer? : the history and future of artificial intelligence Zarkadakes, Giorgos 1964- creator author. text bibliography Print books. nyu 2016 First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. monographic eng

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xxi, 362 pages ; 24 cm Exploring the history and future, as well as the societal and ethical implications, of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the author, who has a PhD in AI, explains its history, technology and potential; its manifestations in intelligent machines; its connections to neurology and conscious; and what AI reveals about us human beings. Dreaming of electric sheep. The birth of the modern mind ; Life in the bush of ghosts ; The mechanical Turk ; Loving the alien ; Prometheus unbound ; The return of the gods -- The mind problem. A blueprint for a universe ; Minds without bodies ; La Resistance ; Peering into the mind ; The cybernetic brain -- Ada in Wonderland. 'All Cretans are liars' ; The program ; From Bletchley Park to Google Campus ; Machines that think ; Darwin at the edge of chaos -- Epilogue: The future of humanity -- Timeline: A brief history of artificial intelligence. George Zarkadakis. Includes bibliographical references (pages [322]-347) and index. Artificial intelligence Human-computer interaction Machine theory Q335.4 .Z37 2016 9781605989648 YDXCP 150622 20161026151446.0 11857373 eng