This collection presents a diverse overview of where the development of artificial minds is as the twenty-first century begins. Examined from nearly all viewpoints, this book includes perspectives from philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, social studies and artificial intelligence. The...

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Collecting and presenting the latest research and development results from the leading researchers in the field of intelligent databases, this book provides a single record of current research and practical applications in this field. It integrates data management in databases with intelligent...

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"This book presents recent research efforts in Artificial Intelligence about building artificial systems capable of performing cognitive tasks. A fundamental issue addressed in this book is if these cognitive processes can have any meaningfulness to the artificial system being built"--Provided...