The contributions are interdisciplinary, containing discussions relating to, among other topics, history, biology, the arts, politics, computing and philosophy. It readily becomes apparent that opinions in some areas are very much divided. Progress in AI has certainly not been made at the rates predicted by Minsky. Indeed, it is suggested that perhaps no progress has been made at all, save in the wrong direction. Further, many of the questions that were posed 60 years ago are still pertinent and unanswered today.
The Mechanical Mind in History
Philip Husbands et al. - edits
The Mechanical Mind in History
Philip Husbands et al. - edits
The MIT Press edition 2008 PDF 468 pages 11,3 mb http://www.filesonic.com/file/1180289114/The_Mechanical_Mind_in_History.pdf
