It's Alive!: New Breed of Living Computer Programs
Condition: SECONDHAND
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This collection of the author's essays takes a thoughtful, philosophical look at "live" software - a new breed of software that can learn, grow, and both replicate and modify itself in much the same way as a living organism. These include computer viruses, neural networks and sophisticated games. It also examines the controversy surrounding the development of artificial life and intelligence. The book is accompanied by a diskette which contains a collection of safe live programs.
Author: Frederick B. Cohen
Format: Mixed media product, 154 pages, 188mm x 235mm, 397 g
Published: 1994, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United States
Genre: Software Packages
This collection of the author's essays takes a thoughtful, philosophical look at "live" software - a new breed of software that can learn, grow, and both replicate and modify itself in much the same way as a living organism. These include computer viruses, neural networks and sophisticated games. It also examines the controversy surrounding the development of artificial life and intelligence. The book is accompanied by a diskette which contains a collection of safe live programs.