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Ambitious but fails to deliver
15 Mar 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book because the kindle preview suggested that this wasn't a run-of-the-mill effort to convey an understanding of AI. There seemed to be some interesting ideas if a little unusual in style. Unfortunately, having had the displeasure of enduring several chapters, I found the style of fragmented, disjointed observations which border on rambling to be highly irritating.
The mark of a good author is to be able to weave together a broad and diverse subject area into a cohesive thread of insight and clarity. In my opinion this book fails outright at this. Check out the sample. The entire book is written in the same style. Short paragraphs which do not bind together in a convincing way.
Avoid.
The mark of a good author is to be able to weave together a broad and diverse subject area into a cohesive thread of insight and clarity. In my opinion this book fails outright at this. Check out the sample. The entire book is written in the same style. Short paragraphs which do not bind together in a convincing way.
Avoid.
Interesting concepts but poorly articulated
31 Dec 2010
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Mind Making is a nice piece of work between philosophy and artificial intelligence. I found a lot of interesting ideas in this book, so I would recommend it to anyone with a big interest in "mind making".
At the same time the book reads like a 1st draft and it seems to be organized as a bunch of notes rather than anything else so it is sometimes required of the reader to make assumptions. Also didn't like some "God talk" at the end.
Overall worth reading but could use a little editing love.
At the same time the book reads like a 1st draft and it seems to be organized as a bunch of notes rather than anything else so it is sometimes required of the reader to make assumptions. Also didn't like some "God talk" at the end.
Overall worth reading but could use a little editing love.
Simply. Brilliant!
8 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback
Mind Making is a one-of-a-kind piece of work that avoids the usual traps of other philosophy and artificial intelligence books. Patrick Roberts' Mind Making is a dense read with many, many superb ideas. You don't have to be a philosopher or computer programmer to appreciate it. And, at just over 150 pages, it makes for a quick, yet dense but satisfying read. This is the kind of book that will hold people's interest for many years - make that decades - to come. My only gripe: the book feels somehow incomplete. The book's ambition doesn't fit its length. It's as if the author left out some of the pieces of the puzzle. Though I'm sure we can look forward to a revised edition in the future which will contain solutions to the unanswered questions. Overall, Mind Making is a definite must-read!
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