I swear I really hate scientists sometimes. Hey get so caught up in making shit they don't stop to think about the dangers of making something that can form independent thoughts.
Those who are seriously interested in artificial intelligence, and not just in the trendy pop-sci mindset afflicting society, should check out the work of Douglas Hofstadter, particular the book Gödel, Escher, Bach. A lot will go over your head, and that's okay, but he is an absolutely brilliant writer that manages to cleverly explain difficult concepts without taking away from the academic weight of his statements.http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/11/the-man-who-would-teach-machines-to-think/309529/
You know you can Google it and it'll be one of the first results right?
Quote from: GodspeedGojira! on October 26, 2014, 01:45:02 PMYou know you can Google it and it'll be one of the first results right?I have a moral duty to refuse to read books electronically. I will buy a paperback copy of the book. The internet is for news sources, journals and papers. Not books.
Quote from: E̲n̲ga̲ge̲d̲T̲u̲r̲k̲e̲y on October 26, 2014, 05:02:28 AMThose who are seriously interested in artificial intelligence, and not just in the trendy pop-sci mindset afflicting society, should check out the work of Douglas Hofstadter, particular the book Gödel, Escher, Bach. A lot will go over your head, and that's okay, but he is an absolutely brilliant writer that manages to cleverly explain difficult concepts without taking away from the academic weight of his statements.http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/11/the-man-who-would-teach-machines-to-think/309529/Thanks, I'm going to check it out.
Quote from: SexyPiranha on October 26, 2014, 01:38:43 PMQuote from: E̲n̲ga̲ge̲d̲T̲u̲r̲k̲e̲y on October 26, 2014, 05:02:28 AMThose who are seriously interested in artificial intelligence, and not just in the trendy pop-sci mindset afflicting society, should check out the work of Douglas Hofstadter, particular the book Gödel, Escher, Bach. A lot will go over your head, and that's okay, but he is an absolutely brilliant writer that manages to cleverly explain difficult concepts without taking away from the academic weight of his statements.http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/11/the-man-who-would-teach-machines-to-think/309529/Thanks, I'm going to check it out.Just a warning: it takes a couple hundred pages for him to actually get into artificial intelligence, but everything before it is necessary background info, and it's still really entertaining and informative.
Quote from: E̲n̲ga̲ge̲d̲T̲u̲r̲k̲e̲y on October 26, 2014, 04:48:01 PMQuote from: SexyPiranha on October 26, 2014, 01:38:43 PMQuote from: E̲n̲ga̲ge̲d̲T̲u̲r̲k̲e̲y on October 26, 2014, 05:02:28 AMThose who are seriously interested in artificial intelligence, and not just in the trendy pop-sci mindset afflicting society, should check out the work of Douglas Hofstadter, particular the book Gödel, Escher, Bach. A lot will go over your head, and that's okay, but he is an absolutely brilliant writer that manages to cleverly explain difficult concepts without taking away from the academic weight of his statements.http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/11/the-man-who-would-teach-machines-to-think/309529/Thanks, I'm going to check it out.Just a warning: it takes a couple hundred pages for him to actually get into artificial intelligence, but everything before it is necessary background info, and it's still really entertaining and informative.The first part of the book was great though. He details logical puzzles in ways that even laymen can understand!And maybe someday I'll be able to understand the entire book XD
It's happening: AI Edition.
