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The Society of Mind

by Unknown Author

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1995VoyagerISBN 9781559406826

About this book

An authority on artificial intelligence introduces a theory that explores the workings of the human mind and the mysteries of thought.

Publication Details

Publisher
Voyager
Published
1995
ISBN
9781559406826

About Unknown Author

A philosopher and scientist, Marvin Minsky is universally regarded as one of the world's leading authorities in the field of artificial intelligence, having made fundamental contributions in the sectors of robotics and computer-aided learning technologies. In recent years he has worked chiefly on imparting to machines the human capacity for common-sense reasoning. His book Society of Mind is considered a basic text for exploring intellectual structure and function, and for understanding the diversity of the mechanisms interacting in intelligence and thought. Minsky received his BA and PhD in mathematics from Harvard and Princeton, respectively. In 1951 he built the SNARC, the first neural network simulator. His other inventions include mechanical hands and other robotic devices, the confocal scanning microscope, the "Muse" synthesizer for musical variations (with E. Fredkin), and the first LOGO "turtle" (with S. Papert). [(source)][1] [1]: https://www.media.mit.edu/people/minsky

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