About this title: From the inventor of the PalmPilot comes a new and compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines. Written with acclaimed science writer Blakeslee, this text promises to transfigure the possibilities of the technology age.
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Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Times Books, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780805074567ISBN:0805074562
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 261 pp., biblio., index; 25 cm. AS NEW. Stated "First Edition. " Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "From the inventor of the PalmPilot comes a new and compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines. Jeff Hawkins, the man who created the PalmPilot, Treo smart phone, and other handheld devices, has reshaped our relationship to computers. Now he stands ready to revolutionize both ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Owl Books
Date Published: 2005-08-01
ISBN-13:9780805078534ISBN:0805078533
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805078534ISBN:0805078533
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Owl Books, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805078534ISBN:0805078533
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. 0-8050-7853-3. 261 pp. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. Describes how the human brain works, explaining why computers are not intelligent.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date Published: 2005-08-01
ISBN-13:9780805078534ISBN:0805078533
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805078534ISBN:0805078533
Description: Very Good+ 0805078533. Light wear to edges; wraps show gentle rubbing. Spine bears reading crease. Otherwise the book is in pristine condition; pages are clean with NO markings, binding tight. Computers. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.; 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 Inches; 272 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Times Books
Date Published: 2004-10-03
ISBN-13:9780805074567ISBN:0805074562
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. Binding is tight. One page has some brown staining on it. All other pages are clean except for the front facing page which has some writing on it. There are some numbers written on the bottom edges of the pages. DJ has been taped to the book in several places. There is a small brown stain on the inside of the front cover at the top. There may be some slight scrapes, scratches and edgewear. read more
"If you know nothing about AI and the research around intelligence, then this book is actually pretty good for you - it explains things in very simple layman's terms.
If you do know a bit about AI, then this book is still good for you because it talks about some very interesting concepts.
If you are an expert in AI, then you probably have written/read books that are a bit more in-depth than this, but you still may like it because it organizes ideas well.
"I was very pleasantly surprised to find that this is a book about how the neocortex functions and even touches on consciousness (a bit). I've read a bit of this material in other books, but the core of the book (the ideas that intelligence is pattern-based prediction and that the cortex is an auto-associative pattern machine) was new to me. I also loved the speculative last chapter. Unlike other reviewers of this book, I found Hawkins to be curious and enthusiastic, not condescending. And I loved the clarity of the book. Compared with other books on the brain, this was a very smooth read.
"Well heres a complete theory for how to make strong AI. A bold claim and a convincing book. I've seen some good counters from those more in the MIT school of thought but overall even if he's wrong I think there are some good ideas worth chasing here."
"Condescending, but interesting. A thousand examples too long. Or, to put it another way, the examples were 1 + 999 too many. Or as one might say, 10*100 examples are too many. In case I haven't made myself clear, think of it this way: more than 200 + 800 examples are in this book. This is heady stuff, so let me say it again. 400 + 600 examples are here, and more.
Computers compute, but brains do pattern recognition. Then they do pattern recognition on the patterns they've recognized. Then they recognize patterns of patterns of patterns... etc. It's an endless Matryoshka doll of pattern-recognition. Computers don't/can't work this way. One major difference is the thousands of feedback loops for every connection. Another major difference is the fact that a mechanical binary switch and a biological chemical neuron are dramatically different. The end."
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