Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence"A dizzying display of intellect and wild imaginings by Moravec, a world-class roboticist who has himself developed clever beasts . . . Undeniably, Moravec comes across as a highly knowledgeable and creative talent--which is just what the field needs".--Kirkus Reviews. |
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... tape copy of you had been made recently . Should you die , an active copy made from the tape could resume your life . This copy would differ slightly from the version of you that died , in that it lacked the memories since the time of ...
... tape copy of you had been made recently . Should you die , an active copy made from the tape could resume your life . This copy would differ slightly from the version of you that died , in that it lacked the memories since the time of ...
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... tape , decks of punched cards , or magnetic tape . Distribution was limited , and it was often easy to trace the source of a program . The resulting accountability must have inhibited many infections at their source . I myself created a ...
... tape , decks of punched cards , or magnetic tape . Distribution was limited , and it was often easy to trace the source of a program . The resulting accountability must have inhibited many infections at their source . I myself created a ...
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... tape ) . A signal from the machinery causes the tape pattern to march left or right one space in a wavelike fashion . The machinery interprets the symbols on the tape as instructions that control an arm protruding from one end of the ...
... tape ) . A signal from the machinery causes the tape pattern to march left or right one space in a wavelike fashion . The machinery interprets the symbols on the tape as instructions that control an arm protruding from one end of the ...
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