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For many decades, the proponents of artificial intelligence' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.
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The Emperor's New Mind, Roger Penrose
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- 2016
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Roger Penrose
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 640
- ISBN10
- 0198784929
- ISBN13
- 9780198784920
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Technology & Engineering, Science & Math, Natural sciences, Philosophy, Computers & Internet, Science, Mathematics, Physics, Professional Literature, Artificial Intelligence, Brain
- Original title
- The emperor's new mind
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- For many decades, the proponents of artificial intelligence' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.