It's Alive! by Frederick B Cohen

It's Alive! by Frederick B Cohen

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This collection of essays takes a thoughtful, philosophical look at "live" software - a new breed of software that can learn, grow, and both replicate and modify itself in much the same way as a living organism. These include computer viruses, neural networks and sophisticated games.

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It's Alive! by Frederick B Cohen

This collection of the author's essays takes a thoughtful, philosophical look at "live" software - a new breed of software that can learn, grow, and both replicate and modify itself in much the same way as a living organism. These include computer viruses, neural networks and sophisticated games. It also examines the controversy surrounding the development of artificial life and intelligence. The book is accompanied by a diskette which contains a collection of safe live programs.
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ISBN 13 9780471008606
ISBN 10 0471008605
Title It's Alive!
Author Frederick B Cohen
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Mixed media product
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1994-04-27
Number of pages 154
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