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How a new understanding of the brain will lead to the creation of truly intelligent machines
Owl Books
August 2005
272 pages
ISBN: 0805078533
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Non-Fiction
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
neuroscience and computing in one stroke, with a new
understanding of intelligence itself.
Hawkins
develops a powerful theory of how the human brain works,
explaining why computers are not intelligent and how, based
on this new theory, we can finally build intelligent
machines.
The brain is not a computer, but a memory
system that stores experiences in a way that reflects the
true structure of the world, remembering sequences of events
and their nested relationships and making predictions based
on those memories. It is this memory-prediction system that
forms the basis of intelligence, perception, creativity, and
even consciousness.
In an engaging style that will
captivate audiences from the merely curious to the
professional scientist, Hawkins shows how a clear
understanding of how the brain works will make it possible
for us to build intelligent machines, in silicon, that will
exceed our human ability in surprising ways.
Written
with acclaimed science writer Sandra Blakeslee, On
Intelligence promises to completely transfigure the
possibilities of the technology age. It is a landmark book
in its scope and clarity.
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