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Artificial Life Possibilities: A Star Trek Perspective (Computer Sciences)
Star Trek A-Life: Developing Artificial Life Forms for the 24th Century takes current academic research and practices and puts them into layman's terms, allowing sci-fi buffs to explore and understand the technology behind the artificial life forms used in popular TV and film. It compares these life forms with current technology to see if we will
ever actually be able to create such advanced beings. In addition it scrutinizes the artificial beings' physical specifications, programming capabilities, and metaphysical aspects such as personality and emotions. Each concept examined in the book is presented with examples from Star Trek episodes that included artificial life forms. The book reveals the mysteries of AI and explains where Star Trek writers may be right and where their ideas are impossible.
Contents:
Section 1: Body: Chapter 1: Positrons, Neurons and Android Krain, Chapter 2: Movement and The Physical Being, Chapter 3: Sensing the Environment, Chapter 4: Self Replication and Self Preservation, Section 2: Mind: Chapter 5: Representing and Storing Knowledge, Chapter 6: Intelligence and Fooling the Turing Testers, Chapter 7: Thinking, Learning, and Reasoning, Chapter 8: Speech Recognition and Synthesis, Section 3: Soul: Chapter 9: Imagination and Creativity, Chapter 10 Humor, Chapter 11: Emotions, Chapter 12: Personal Relationships, Chapter 13: Sentience
- Index.
Brief Description:
Takes academic research and practices and puts them into layman's terms, allowing sci-fi buffs to explore and understand the technology behind the artificial life forms used in popular TV and film. The book reveals the mysteries of AI and explains where Star Trek writers may be right and where their ideas are impossible.
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