Thinking Computers
and Virtual Persons; Essays on the Intentionality of Machines
by: Dietrich, Eric Hardcover Buy Now! for 10% to 40% off the retail price.
Can computers think? This book is intended to demonstrate that thinking, understanding,
and intelligence are more than simply the execution of algorithms--that is, that machines
cannot think. Written and edited by leaders in the fields of artificial intelligence and
the philosophy of computing.
What Computers
Still Can't Do; A Critique of Artificial Reason
by: Dreyfus, Hubert L. Quality Paperback Buy Now! for 10% to 40% off the retail price.
When first published in 1972, Dreyfus' manifesto on the inherent inability of machines to
mimic mental functions caused an uproar in the artificial intelligence community. For this
edition of his now classic book, Dreyfus has added a lengthy new introduction outlining
changes in AI and assessing the paradigms of connectionism and neural networks that have
transformed the field.
Advances in
Computers
by: Zelkowitz, Marvin Hardcover Buy Now! for 10% to 40% off the retail price.
Bill Gates;
Helping People Use Computers
by: Simon, Charnan Quality Paperback Buy Now! for 10% to 40% off the retail price.
A biography of Bill Gates, focusing on the Seattle business community and the global
village that he has helped create through his work as a computer software entrepreneur.