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Most Human Human : What Talking with Computers Teaches Us about What It Means to Be Alive
ISBN: 9780385533065 | 0385533063
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Doubleday
Pub. Date: 3/1/2011
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The Turing Test: a bunch of judges ask questions of undisclosed contestants, trying to figure out which are human and which is a computer. There's a prize for the Most Human Computer-and the Most Human Human. When Christian became a contestant in 2009, he was determined to prove himself more human than any computer (in the previous year, the computers were acting very human indeed). Here he talks about the contest and the pressing issues it raises. Since Christian has degrees in both philosophy and computer science and an MFA in poetry, he shou... MORE
| Prologue | p. 1 |
| Introduction: The Most Human Human | p. 3 |
| Authenticating | p. 16 |
| The Migratory Soul | p. 38 |
| Site-Specificity vs. Pure Technique | p. 74 |
| Getting Out of Book | p. 99 |
| The Anti-Expert | p. 132 |
| Barging In | p. 150 |
| The World's Worst Deponent | p. 174 |
| Not Staying Intact | p. 196 |
| High Surprisal | ... MOREp. 219 |
| Conclusion: The Most Human Human | p. 260 |
| Epilogue: The Unsung Beauty of the Glassware Cabinet | p. 267 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 273 |
| Notes | p. 277 |
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BRIAN CHRISTIAN holds a dual degree from Brown University in computer science and philosophy, and an MFA in poetry. His work has appeared in both literary and scientific journals.
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