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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453483003321

Autore

Johnston John <1947->

Titolo

The allure of machinic life [[electronic resource] ] : cybernetics, artificial life, and the new AI / / John Johnston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2008

ISBN

0-262-29287-4

0-262-27635-6

1-4356-6535-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Disciplina

003/.5

Soggetti

Cybernetics

Artificial life

Artificial intelligence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Bradford Book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-451) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This account of the creation of new forms of life and intelligence in the sciences of cybernetics, artificial life and artificial intelligence analyses both their similarities and their differences in actualising life. The author draws on the work of scientists as well as work in contemporary philosophy and cultural theory.