- Paperback: 252 pages
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster (1 Aug 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743205510
- ISBN-13: 978-0743205511
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 656,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Computers are being used more and more in all aspects of our lives and, programmed correctly, they are more accurate and precise than humans can ever be. Here, however, the myth of the superiority of artificial intelligence is examined and dispelled. The authors, one a philosopher and the other a computer scientist, argue that even highly advanced systems only correspond to the very early stages of human learning and that there are many human skills that computers will never be able to emulate. The mind will always be superior to the machine. To illustrate their point, they set forth a model documenting five distinct levels - novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient and expert - through which human beings pass in acquiring and mastering a skill. The two final stages require a degree of intuitive intelligence far beyond the most ambitious projects being planned for the future. The authors acknowledge the huge progress made by computers and the massive advantages to be gained from using them, but they stress that their value can only lie in their use as aids, never as substitutes for the human mind.
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IN THE EARLY SIXTIES, when I began to teach philosophy at M.I.T., I had never seen a real-world digital computer, though I had read about robots in science fiction. Read the first page
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An early, thorough, philosophical critique of expert systems
17 Aug 2010
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As someone who enjoys reading about artificial intelligence, this is one of the most accessible philosophical critiques of expert systems development. A good read and still relevant even though I first read this over 15 years ago.
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Mind Over Machine by Dreyfuss and Dreyfuss
25 Jan 2004
Format:Hardcover
The authors discuss the difficulties inherent in programming
intuitive skills into an expert system. Examples of programming
patterns of light and dark regions on x-rays are illustrated.
X-rays can be stored into memory and compared to known
diagnostic attributes. With enough experience, you can profile
the optimal decision for many groups of related situations.
This is a good reference work for explaining practical
problems in implementing artificial intelligence algorithms.
intuitive skills into an expert system. Examples of programming
patterns of light and dark regions on x-rays are illustrated.
X-rays can be stored into memory and compared to known
diagnostic attributes. With enough experience, you can profile
the optimal decision for many groups of related situations.
This is a good reference work for explaining practical
problems in implementing artificial intelligence algorithms.
0 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Artificial Intelligences Exist Today
9 Feb 2009
Format:Paperback
Scientists have formulated at least 100 definitions of intelligence. (for a partial listing see www.vetta.org/definitions-of-intelligence/)
Several computer programs exist which qualify as intelligent according to at least the vast majority of these definitions. (for instance my Asa,
Trans. of the Kansas Acad, of Sci., vol. 109, # 3/4, pg 159, 2006,
www.bioone.org/archive/0022-8443/109/3/pdf/i0022-8443-109-3-159.pdf)
Not all creatures are equally intelligent so there is no need for an AI to be as intelligent as the average human. In point of fact, however, AIs exist which outperform humans at a number of important tasks.
Several computer programs exist which qualify as intelligent according to at least the vast majority of these definitions. (for instance my Asa,
Trans. of the Kansas Acad, of Sci., vol. 109, # 3/4, pg 159, 2006,
www.bioone.org/archive/0022-8443/109/3/pdf/i0022-8443-109-3-159.pdf)
Not all creatures are equally intelligent so there is no need for an AI to be as intelligent as the average human. In point of fact, however, AIs exist which outperform humans at a number of important tasks.
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