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The Emperor's New Mind Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

Paperback • 1989 • English

The Emperor's New Mind Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

By Roger Penrose

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About the book

For decades, proponents of artificial intelligence have argued that computers will soon be doing everything that a human mind can do. Admittedly, computers now play chess at the grandmaster level, but do they understand the game as we do? Can a computer eventually do everything a human mind can do? In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose--eminent physicist and winner, with Stephen Hawking, of the prestigious Wolf prize--puts forward his view that there are some facets o...Show more

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ISBN

9780198519737

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

1989

Language

English

Original title

The Emperor's New Mind Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

Format

Paperback

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