The Quest for a Universal Theory of Intelligence: The Mind, the Machine, and Singularity Hypotheses

Hoffmann, Christian Hugo

ISBN 10: 311075603X / ISBN 13: 9783110756036

Published by De Gruyter, 2022

About this Item

325 pages. 9.06x6.10x9.21 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Quest for a Universal Theory of Intelligence: The Mind, the Machine, and Singularity Hypotheses
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 311075603X
• ISBN 13: 9783110756036
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.59 kilograms

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Synopsis

Recent findings about the capabilities of smart animals such as corvids or octopi and novel types of artificial intelligence (AI), from social robots to cognitive assistants, are provoking the demand for new answers for meaningful comparison with other kinds of intelligence. This book fills this need by proposing a universal theory of intelligence which is based on causal learning as the central theme of intelligence. The goal is not just to describe, but mainly to explain queries like why one kind of intelligence is more intelligent than another, whatsoever the intelligence. Shiny terms like "strong AI," "superintelligence," "singularity" or "artificial general intelligence" that have been coined by a Babylonian confusion of tongues are clarified on the way.

About the Author

Christian Hugo Hoffmann, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe.