Creation: Life and How to Make it
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (904 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0753812770 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the inventor of the groundbreaking computer game 'Creatures'. He left last year to start up Cyberlife Research, where he is attempting to build the world's first conscious machine. He was nominated by The Sunday Times as one of 'The Brains Behind the 21st Century', and received a CBE in the millennium honours list for his contribution to the computer games industry. A former visiting research fellow at the University of Sussex and columnist for a leading journal on artificial intelligence, he has written numerous articles and lectures widely on the topic of artificial life. About the Author Steve Grand was cofounder and director of technology at the UK-based CyberLife Technology.
"Philosophy behind A-Life - Amazing" according to Amazon Customer. As a computer science student who played in his childhood with Creatures, I found the book fascinating. This book changed radically my understanding of life. It even motivated me to write my own A-Life software. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the field.. ascetic said Best digital biology/artificial life book I've seen yet.. This book is fantastic. I wasn't really sure what to expect when I got it, but was pleasantly surprised. Before this I read 'Digital Biology' by Peter Bentley, and this book was much more interesting. No, they don't cover exactly the same subject matter, and Bentley's book covers a broader range of subjects, but if you're looking at both of them, I think this is a better i. "Turning the tide on AI research in a sense" according to Dennis Cox. I must say I enjoyed the book completely. While I don't agree with the author on all points - the book is incredibly thought provoking. I was so glad to see such a book written that after I read the book (in Turning the tide on AI research in a sense I must say I enjoyed the book completely. While I don't agree with the author on all points - the book is incredibly thought provoking. I was so glad to see such a book written that after I read the book (in 3 nights - short book) I bought three copies for co-workers who I wanted to read it. Steve Grand is now quite famous (or should I say even more famous) after writing t. nights - short book) I bought three copies for co-workers who I wanted to read it. Steve Grand is now quite famous (or should I say even more famous) after writing t
Mankind now has within its grasp the power to synthesize true artificial life, playing out Dr Frankenstein's dream in both cyberspace and the real world. In this book, Steve Grand, a leading exponent of artificial life, provides the first authoritative and comprehensive tour of the frontiers of this burgeoning new creation. He surveys what has been achieved so far and looks at future possibilities for generating autonomous, intelligent, even conscious living things. The fundamental questions he tackles range widely: what is life? What should the minds, brains and bodies of these new life forms be like? What philosophical guidelines and computational frameworks are necessary? At the heart of this brilliantly accessible and thought-provoking book is the author's unique imaginative vision - a vision based on his experience of making some of the most advanced artificial life currently available.
Steve Grand was cofounder and director of technology at the UK-based CyberLife Technology. He was nominated by The Sunday Times as one of 'The Brains Behind the 21st Century', and received a CBE in the millennium honours list for his contribution to the computer games industry. He is the inventor of the groundbreaking computer ga