Taste classic
- Book review "Artificial Intelligence Philosophy"
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There will be some things called "classic" every field. They are often a short and delicate sentence, which contains rich mean, and refers to the essence of a certain aspect in this field. These classic sentences are so broad that they have become a critical tang of subculture itself, anyone who belongs to (or intentionally belonging) this subcultural group can't use them. Hanging in the mouth. In the software industry, a famous classic is Fred Brooks' "no silver". As a software practitioner, you need to keep in mind the "no silver bomb" and its meaning, otherwise it will be easy to be derogatory "not professional" [1]. This is the classic power.
There is also another classic that may be more famous than "no silver", which is the "Tiant Inspection" proposed by Alan Tuling. However, many people just know the word "Tuling Test"; for the content of the Tuling Test, Tuling proposes this article of this inspection (and digital computer structure), the real clear people don't seem to be much less . At least, I will occasionally blame yourself: using computer work every day, but I have not read the article of Tuling, it seems a bit of a little taste. Until recently, this "Artificial Intelligence Philosophy" is only partially made up of my regret.
The original actions of "Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence" is published by Oxford University Press in 1990, consisting of 15 articles. There are more famous characters in artificial intelligence (AI) ideological circles, and these 15 articles have a milestone status in the history of AI development. Article writing time started in 1950, in 1990, they were recorded in the development of AI thought in nearly half a century.
This article is the earliest time (both also the most famous name) is the "Computing Machine and Intelligence" of Alan Turing (Chapter 2). This is a recognized epoch-making, which proposes the theoretical model of the map spirit, which has laid the theoretical basis for the emergence of modern computers. However, the value of this article is not only embodied in the computer area: the famous Turing inspection standards are also proposed in the article. In Ai thought boundaries, the "Tuling Test" has become the most important smart phone standard, and it is almost almost judging that "smart existence or no" uniquely operable standards. Today, rereading this article for more than half a century ago, not only did not have a feeling of outdated, but the new pleasant and pleasant, can not help but admire the master.
Another standard in which the theory can be used in the history of the map, and the philosopher John Sel is the ideological experiments present in the "Mind, Brain and Procedures" (Chapter 3): Sel is closed in a Chinese. In the room, through the window passing the Chinese field and the outside world, pair all kinds of Chinese strips by one English instruction book. Since he can correctly answer questions from the Chinese people, the house is thinking that he knows Chinese; but in the view of Sel himself, he still does not pass the Chinese. Around the "Chinese House" debate and anti-诘, it is also a wonderful highlight in this book.
In addition to the essence of AI, other articles included in this book also have a philosophical sense of philosophical significance. Dannite's "Cognition Wheel", Hayes' "Magic Physics Declaration", McDermote's "Pure Rational Critique", Sliman's "Motivation, Emotion", Dresfos " Creating a soul or establishing a brain model, "including many categories such as cognition, common sense, rational thinking, behavioral model. These articles are not only guided in the field of Ai, but also allows readers to observe themselves from a new perspective, know themselves, and get an unprecedented, wonderful philosophical thinking experience.
The original editor and the author Margaret Boden is academician of the British Academy of Sciences, the founder and dean of the University of Suisix University, and served as the British Psychological Society Philosophy, the Historical Branch Chairman and the British Royal Philosophy, the Director of the Royal Philosophy. There is a book "Artificial Intelligence History". As an authority in the AI field, she is unique to pick these representative works from the vast literature, and writes the book for the book for the introduction of more than 20 pages. Introduction to each article in the book, the front and rear, the writing is elegant, and it will be great to read the reader's reading. In terms of Chinese translation, whether two translators are translated, or the editorial production of Shanghai Translation Publishing House is a boutique. In my opinion, this "Artificial Intelligence Philosophy" has another value that cannot be ignored in addition to reading, and is used to install a bookshelf. In my room, basketball, reebok's sneakers and Jay Chou's CD is a patronics of a subcultural group I belong to, and laptops, ashtrays, "programmers" magazines and full bookshelves are my owners. Another subcultural group of tangibles - in such an intended bookshelf that demonstrates the programmer culture, can there be more suitable ornaments than this "artificial intelligence philosophy"?
[1] Last year, a domestic reporter didn't care about the classics of "no silver", and actually advocated the "Moore Law" in the hardware field to the software field, and the result is naturally a dog blood header by readers. This shows the importance of "professionalism".
