18 books like Artificial intelligence and literary creativity

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Inferred functions of performance and learning Siegfried Engelmann · 2003 · 536p · ≈ 17h · Moderate This ambitious, highly theoretical book provides a capstone for the careers of two very distinguished scholars. It begins with an analysis of what functions and systems must exist for any organism or machine to perform an unlearned act, that is, with an analysis of what must be "wired into" the organism or machine. Once the basics of unlearned responding have been established, the authors then… Shares: Computers - General Information, Enterprise Applications, Computer Books: General, Psychology & Psychiatry

Artificial intelligence George F. Luger · 1992 · ★ 4.7 · 754p · ≈ 25h · Moderate "Artificial Intelligence: Structures and Strategies for Complex Problem Solving is ideal for a one or two semester university course on AI, as well as an invaluable reference for researchers in the field or practitioners wishing to employ the power of current AI techniques in their work."--BOOK JACKET. Shares: Computers - General Information, Computer Books: General, Intelligence artificielle, Computers

The creative mind Margaret A. Boden · 1990 · ★ 4.1 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The Second edition of The Creative Mind has been updated to include recent developments in artificial intelligence, with a new preface, introduction and conclusion by the author. Shares: Creativity, Creative ability, Creation, Intelligence artificielle

Change Your Mind Rod Judkins · 2013 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Everyone wants to be more creative. Being creative makes life more fun and interesting. But many believe the common misconception that creativity is something you are born with and others can only envy.In Change Your Mind, Rod Judkins reveals that ‘creative’ people are no more creative than the rest of us. Rather, their gift is that they believe they are creative, and because of this, they are.… Shares: Creative ability, Creation

What computers still can't do Hubert L. Dreyfus · 1972 · ★ 4.2 · 354p · ≈ 11h · Moderate When it was first published in 1972, Hubert Dreyfus's manifesto on the inherent inability of disembodied machines to mimic higher mental functions caused an uproar in the artificial intelligence community. The world has changed since then. Today it is clear that "good old-fashioned AI," based on the idea of using symbolic representations to produce general intelligence, is in decline (although… Shares: Enterprise Applications, Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

Youth and the bright Medusa Willa Cather · 1920 · 137p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Youth and the bright Medusa is a collection of eight short stories about artists and the arts. Shares: Creative ability, Creation

Satisficing Games and Decision Making Wynn C. Stirling · 2003 · 267p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

Perceptrons Marvin Minsky · 1969 · ★ 4.1 · 283p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In machine learning, the perceptron is an algorithm for supervised learning of binary classifiers. A binary classifier is a function that can decide whether or not an input, represented by a vector of numbers, belongs to some specific class. It is a type of linear classifier, i.e. a classification algorithm that makes its predictions based on a linear predictor function combining a set of… Shares: Computer Books: General, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

Introduction to machine learning and bioinformatics Sushmita Mitra · 2008 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Lucidly Integrates Current ActivitiesFocusing on both fundamentals and recent advances, Introduction to Machine Learning and Bioinformatics presents an informative and accessible account of the ways in which these two increasingly intertwined areas relate to each other. Examines Connections between Machine Learning & Bio Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Artificial Intelligence

Writing Fiction Janet Burroway · 1982 · ★ 4.1 · 397p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision by providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that is personal and non-prescriptive, the text encourages students to develop proficiency through each step of… Shares: Creative writing, Authorship

The Power of Focused Thinking Edward de Bono · 1981 · ★ 4.0 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Ben shu fen wei qi ge bu fen, Fen wei bai se si kao mao, Hong se si kao mao, Hei se si kao mao, Huang se si kao mao, Lü se si kao mao he lan se si kao mao. Shares: Creativity, Creative ability

Introduction to artificial intelligence Wolfgang Ertel · 2008 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate This accessible and engaging textbook presents a concise introduction to the exciting field of artificial intelligence (AI). The broad-ranging discussion covers the key subdisciplines within the field, describing practical algorithms and concrete applications in the areas of agents, logic, search, reasoning under uncertainty, machine learning, neural networks, and reinforcement learning. Fully… Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Artificial Intelligence

AI Superpowers Kai-Fu Lee · 2018 · ★ 3.9 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The United States has long been the leader in Artificial Intelligence. But Dr. Kai-Fu Lee--one of the world's most respected experts on AI--reveals that China has caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid pace. As Sino-American competition in AI heats up, Lee envisions China and the US forming a powerful duopoly in AI. He outlines the upheaval of traditional jobs, how the suddenly unemployed… Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

The Alignment Problem Brian Christian · 2020 · ★ 4.3 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems-and the movement to fix them. Today's "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we've invited them to see and hear for us-and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms… Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

Expressive Writing Kathleen Adams · 2013 · 259p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. For decades, it has been the province of journals, memoirs, poets, and language arts classrooms. Social science research now provides indisputable evidence that expressive writing is also healing. In this remarkable collection, eight leading… Shares: Creative writing, Authorship

Metamagical Themas Douglas R. Hofstadter · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 852p · ≈ 28h · Moderate Toen 'Godel, Escher, Bach' verscheen in 1979 was Hofstadter in een klap wereldberoemd. Het is maar weinigen gegeven zo met taal en kennis te spelen: briljant, erudiet, creatief, humoristisch, en didaktisch van zeer hoog niveau. Dezelfde kwaliteiten bepalen het gezicht van 'Metamagische thema's'. Het is een bundeling van artikelen die in de jaren 1981-1983 in de Scientific American verschenen en… Shares: Creativity, Artificial Intelligence

Knowledge spaces Dietrich Albert · 1999 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Based on the formal concept of "knowledge structures" originally proposed by Jean-Claude Falmagne and Jean-Paul Doignon, this book contains descriptions of methodological developments and experimental investigations as well as applications for various knowledge domains. The authors address three main topics: theoretical issues and extensions of Doignon & Falmagne's theory of knowledge… Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

Superintelligence Nick Bostrom · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of… Shares: Intelligence artificielle, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

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