Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

Artificial intelligence, Noah Berlatsky, book editor

Label
Artificial intelligence, Noah Berlatsky, book editor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-244) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Artificial intelligence
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
696942345
Responsibility statement
Noah Berlatsky, book editor
Series statement
Opposing viewpoints
Table Of Contents
Ch. 1. Is it possible to develop artificial intelligence? The development of artificial intelligence is imminent / Peter Moon and Vernor Vinge -- Artificial brains are imminent... not! / John Horgan -- Christianity allows for the possibility of artificial intelligence / Russell C. Bjork -- Christianity suggests limits to artificial intelligence / Harry Plantinga -- The possibility of artificial intelligence depends on how intelligence is defined / Stuart J. Russell and Peter Norvig -- Artificial intelligence based on insects seems possible soon / The Economist -- Ch. 2. What does the Turing test reveal about artificial intelligence? The Turing test is a good test of artificial intelligence / Virginia Savova and Leonid Peshkin -- The Turing test cannot prove artificial intelligence / Mark Halpern -- An AI computer will pass the Turing test relatively soon / Ben Hardwidge -- No AI computer will pass the Turing test / Yaakov Menken -- Computers use tricks to fool some judges in Turing tests / Melissa Lafsky -- If the Turing test is abandoned, another challenging problem is needed to focus research efforts / Paul R. Cohen -- Ch. 3. What ethical issues are raised by artificial intelligence? Friendly AI is needed to protect humans from unethical super-robots / Eliezer Yudkowski -- Exaggerated claims for artificial intelligence lead to ethical problems / Nic Fleming and Noel Sharkey -- AI robots should be considered moral agents / John P. Sullins III -- AI robots should not be considered moral agents / Joanna J. Bryson -- AI robots cannot be made ethical actors / Drew McDermott -- AI military robots can be programmed to act ethically / Patrick Lin, George Bekey, and Keith Abney -- Ch. 4. What are some valuable applications of artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence may change warfare in dangerous ways / Mark Herman and Art Fritzson -- Artificial intelligence can improve military decision making / Gabriela Prelipcean, Mircea Boscoianu, and Florin Moisescu -- AI smart cars will transform highway safety and congestion / Randal O'Toole -- AI smart cars will have only a limited effect on safety / Steve G. Steinberg -- AI research and video games benefit one another / Jonathan Schaeffer, Vadim Bulitko, and Michael Buro -- Artificial intelligence and chess have not necessarily benefited one another / Garry Kasparov