Understanding Intelligence
Pfeifer, Rolf; Scheier, Christian
Language: English
Published by Bradford Books, 1999
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- Title
- Understanding Intelligence
- Author
- Pfeifer, Rolf; Scheier, Christian
- Publisher
- Bradford Books
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262161818
- ISBN 13
- 9780262161817
- Item weight
- 60 ounces
- Dimensions
- 7x0x9
This book provides a systematic introduction to this new way of thinking. After discussing concepts and approaches such as subsumption architecture, Braitenberg vehicles, evolutionary robotics, artificial life, self-organization, and learning, the authors derive a set of principles and a coherent framework for the study of naturally and artificially intelligent systems, or autonomous agents. This framework is based on a synthetic methodology whose goal is understanding by designing and building.
The book includes all the background material required to understand the principles underlying intelligence, as well as enough detailed information on intelligent robotics and simulated agents so readers can begin experiments and projects on their own. The reader is guided through a series of case studies that illustrate the design principles of embodied cognitive science.
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Delving into neural networks, subsumption architecture, principles and design of intelligent systems, and future applications, the authors strive to exhaust the literature and compress it into concise, readable text with plenty of illustrations where appropriate. Given the freshness of the material, it feels less like a textbook and more like a treasure map--we don't know what we'll find when we get there but we know it's going to be good. Whether robotics is a career, a hobby or a side interest for you, Understanding Intelligence will help you get to work from the bottom up. --Rob Lightner, amazon.com
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