
The Challenge to AI
Consciousness and Ecological General Intelligence
Stephen Robbins(Author)
De Gruyter (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 10. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
315 pages
978-1-5015-2191-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book invites readers to explore the intricate world where AI, consciousness, and human cognition intersect. This groundbreaking book considers the profound differences between man and machine, challenging existing notions in AI and cognitive science. It argues that the key to understanding intelligence lies not in software, but in the hardware of our brain - a complex biochemical system far removed from current AI architectures. Through a deep examination of time, perception, language, and the nature of thought, the book presents a compelling case for the indispensability of biology and consciousness in cognition. To achieve this, to engineer this, will indeed be a challenge for AI.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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Illustrations
35 Abbildungen
35 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5015-2191-1 (9781501521911)
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Person
Stephen Robbins holds a PhD in educational psychology and is a former university professor specializing in perception and cognition. He spent many years in industry as a software application architect and project manager.
Content
1: Introduction
2: Gibson and the Resonating Brain
3: Bergson and the Image of the External World
4: Retrieving Experience
5: Conscious Cognition
6: Reaching for Cups-Voluntary Action
7: Generative AI and Human Speech
8: The Problem of Affect
9: Space, Time, and theRequirements for a Conscious Device
Index
2: Gibson and the Resonating Brain
3: Bergson and the Image of the External World
4: Retrieving Experience
5: Conscious Cognition
6: Reaching for Cups-Voluntary Action
7: Generative AI and Human Speech
8: The Problem of Affect
9: Space, Time, and theRequirements for a Conscious Device
Index