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The Challenge to AI: Consciousness and Ecological General Intelligence
Author(s): Stephen Robbins (author) (Author)
- Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information
- Publication Date: 27 Dec. 2023
- Language: English
- Print length: 316 pages
- ISBN-10: 1501521918
- ISBN-13: 9781501521911
Book Description
This book invites readers to explore the intricate world where AI, consciousness, and human cognition intersect. This groundbreaking book considers the profound differences between man and machine, challenging existing notions in AI and cognitive science. It argues that the key to understanding intelligence lies not in software, but in the hardware of our brain – a complex biochemical system far removed from current AI architectures. Through a deep examination of time, perception, language, and the nature of thought, the book presents a compelling case for the indispensability of biology and consciousness in cognition. To achieve this, to engineer this, will indeed be a challenge for AI.
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About the Author
Stephen Robbins holds a PhD in educational psychology and is a former university professor specializing in perception and cognition. He spent many years in industry as a software application architect and project manager.
