The Cognitive Computer: On Language, Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
This book has two purposes. First, its intent is to inform the public about the subject of Attificial Intelligence, not from the perspective of a science-oriented journalist, who may or may not understand what he or she has seen and read, but from the viewpoint of one who is involved deeply in the subject. Second, it seems important to ponder the reasons why this obscure field has hit the front pages. The public has discovered AI but according to the author, is not quite sure what it is. The book tries to address 3 questions; 1. What do we have to know about computers in order to live in a world that is full of them. 2. What can we learn about what it means to be intelligent through our development of computers that can understand. 3. How will intelligent computers affect the world we live in.