Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned by Kenneth O Stanley

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned by Kenneth O Stanley

and that we would be wiser (and the outcomes better) if instead we whole-heartedly embraced serendipitous discovery and playful creativity.Controversial at its heart, yet refreshingly provocative, this book challenges readers to consider life without a destination and discovery without a compass.

“It is a very nicely written and enjoyable book, aimed at a general readershipIt is also surely worthwhile reading for Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers, particularly for those of us working in genetic programming. … I recommend Why Greatness Cannot be Planned. It is definitely unique within the evolutionary computation community.” (Leonardo Trujillo, Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, Vol. 16, 2015)

Kenneth O. Stanley and coauthor Joel Lehman are both experienced artificial intelligence researchers whose scientific discoveries led to the insights in Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned. Stanley, an associate professor at the University of Central Florida, has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles (10 of which have won best paper awards) and is regularly invited to speak at venues across the world. Lehman is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. In August 2015 he begins as an assistant professor at the IT University of Copenhagen.

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ISBN 13	9783319155234
ISBN 10	3319155237
Title	Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
Author	Kenneth O Stanley
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Year published	2015-05-18
Number of pages	141
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