Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought

@book{citeulike:622020, abstract = {Douglas Hofstadter, best known for his masterpiece <i>Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid,</i> tackles the subject of artificial intelligence and machine learning in his thought-provoking work <i>Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies,</i> written in conjunction with the Fluid Analogies Research Group at the University of Michigan. Driven to discover whether computers can be made to "think" like humans, Hofstadter and his colleagues created a variety of computer programs that extrapolate sequences, apply pattern-matching strategies, make analogies, and even act "creative." As always, Hofstadter's work requires devotion on the part of the reader, but rewards him with fascinating insights into the nature of both human and machine intelligence. "Will change your idea of what it is to be creative and even what it is to be human."--(William Poundstone, <I>New York Times Book Review</I>)}, author = {Hofstadter, Douglas }, citeulike-article-id = {622020}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0465024750}, keywords = {333, analogy, books, cogsci, farg}, posted-at = {2008-01-22 13:49:35}, priority = {0}, publisher = {HarperCollins Publishers}, title = {Fluid Concepts \& Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0465024750}, year = {1995} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:622020 L3 - citeulike-article-id:622020 N2 - Douglas Hofstadter, best known for his masterpiece <i>Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid,</i> tackles the subject of artificial intelligence and machine learning in his thought-provoking work <i>Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies,</i> written in conjunction with the Fluid Analogies Research Group at the University of Michigan. Driven to discover whether computers can be made to "think" like humans, Hofstadter and his colleagues created a variety of computer programs that extrapolate sequences, apply pattern-matching strategies, make analogies, and even act "creative." As always, Hofstadter's work requires devotion on the part of the reader, but rewards him with fascinating insights into the nature of both human and machine intelligence. "Will change your idea of what it is to be creative and even what it is to be human."--(William Poundstone, <I>New York Times Book Review</I>) SN - 0465024750 TI - Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought PB - HarperCollins Publishers KW - 333 KW - analogy KW - books KW - cogsci KW - farg AU - Hofstadter, Douglas PY - 1995/// UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0465024750 ER -