Title: Cognizers: Neural Networks and Machines that Think
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Abstract:
Colin Johnson has written dozens of articles about synthetic neural networks. Cognizers presents the information and opinions of these articles in book form. The result is a book that is provocative but not always convincing in its arguments. In particular, the book is heavy on philosophy and abstract theories but light on critical discussions of actual systems and experiments. The central thesis of the book is that computation and cognition are inherently distinct. Thus, computers will never be cognizant. If we desire intelligent machines, the book says, we must turn to another technology: hardware-based synthetic neural networks. The book predicts that from this technology "genuine synthetic intelligence " will emerge. The book begins with a philosophical argument that makes a distinction between models and simulations. A model, it says,
Citations
| 103 | Review of text-to-speech conversion for English – Klatt - 1987 |
| 76 | Efficient Algorithms with Neural Network Behaviour – Omohundro - 1987 |
