Bots and Beasts

What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?

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Beschreibung

<b>An expert on the mind considers how animals and smart machines, like AI assistants and driverless cars, measure up to human intelligence.</b><br><br>Octopuses can open jars to get food, and chimpanzees can plan for the future. An IBM computer named Watson won on <i>Jeopardy!</i> and Alexa knows our favorite songs. But do animals and smart machines really have intelligence comparable to that of humans? In <i>Bots and Beasts</i>, Paul Thagard looks at how computers ("bots") and animals measure up to the minds of people, offering the first systematic comparison of intelligence across machines, animals, and humans.<br><br>Thagard explains that human intelligence is more than IQ and encompasses such features as problem solving, decision making, and creativity. He uses a checklist of twenty characteristics of human intelligence to evaluate the smartest machines--including Watson, AlphaZero, virtual assistants, and self-driving cars--and the most intelligent animals--including octopuses, dogs, dolphins, bees, and chimpanzees. Neither a romantic enthusiast for nonhuman intelligence nor a skeptical killjoy, Thagard offers a clear assessment. He discusses hotly debated issues about animal intelligence concerning bacterial consciousness, fish pain, and dog jealousy. He evaluates the plausibility of achieving human-level artificial intelligence and considers ethical and policy issues. A full appreciation of human minds reveals that current bots and beasts fall far short of human capabilities.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780262045940

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

237 x 163 x 30 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

MIT Press