Wilson, Elizabeth A.
Affect and Artificial Intelligence
- ISBN 13:
- 9780295990477
- author:
- Wilson, Elizabeth A.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Washington Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 17.78 x 1.27 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Computers,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Affect and Artificial Intelligence by Elizabeth A. Wilson explores the intersection of emotions and intelligence in the development of artificial systems. From the 1940s to the present, researchers have grappled with questions of affectivity in their work on machines that think and learn. Wilson examines how early AI pioneers, such as Walter Pitts and Alan Turing, managed emotion in their designs, from the abstract thinking of chess players to the developing mind of a child. She also documents the Kismet project at MIT, which injected artificial agents into psychotherapeutic encounters, highlighting the often-overlooked role of affectivity in the computational sciences. This book offers a fresh perspective on the history of AI and its relationship with emotion, shedding new light on the ways in which researchers have sought to create intelligent machines that can learn, feel, and grow.
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