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Great Beginners book, Mai 1 2001
I just loved this book. It gives the novice a very good sampling of the future of Artificial Intellegence and Artificial Life. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on the discovery of machine virus'. Somewhat dated, but an extremely good read.
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fascinating, Fév 3 2001
I read this more than three years ago, before I started my undergraduate studies. I knew I was going to study computer science, but after reading this book I knew I would forever be drawn to the multidisciplinary fields of biology and computer science. From the question of the origin of life to intelligence, the book convinced me that a new approach is needed to solve these old mysteries.It's not a masterpiece of literature, but it was interesting enough to forever change my research career.
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This is a great book., Nov. 24 2000
A report from the frontier where computers meet biology. This is a great book. How else would it make it onto Kwato's select reading list? About the genetic algorithm. Remember all the fuss about expert systems and artificial intelligence? Well, this is the way ol' Mother Nature figures out how to get things done. Chilling. Terrifying, Interesting. Colonies of light in magnetic and silicate media live, die, reproduce and struggle for survival. This is the best book of its type I have ever read. It is really, really interesting and Steve Levy puts it all together. Sala'am, Steve Levy (I am making oriental-style bows in my cube right now) Plus is is scary. Not fun scary like Frankenstein, but deep-down scary. The future belongs to RAM creatures.
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Foundations of Alife, Avril 28 2000
This is an extremely well written survey of the entire field of Alife. It's the best general introduction to Alife in print and I expect it shall be in print for quite some time.
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A thorough introduction of the field of Artificial Life., Déc 12 1999
Levy's book describes the many facets of artificial life. The computer revolution, ushered in by John von Neumann, was motivated by the desire to reproduce the complex functions of the human brain in a machine. John von Neumann argued that life was a series of mathematical processes that can be mimicked by machines. Arguably, his idea led to the discovery of DNA by Watson and Crick. Although von Neumann was dissatisfied with the very limited extant in which computers can think like humans, his ideas inspired the next generation of computer scientists to pursue his goal. This goal eventually became the field of artificial intelligence.Given the limited success of AI, other scientists decided to simulate on the computer life instead of intelligence. Levy introduces these scientists and their work. A common theme connects their efforts: the question whether artificial organisms are alive. This controversy pitted computer scientists against biologists, and because the goal of the former was so unorthodox, for many years a-life scientists were outcasts even in their own profession. The question remains unresolved because a-life creatures eventually exhibit many characteristics that biologists identify as belonging solely to organisms. A-life organisms metabolize, adapt to their environment, reproduce, etc. They resemble life so much that biologists eventually recognized and accepted, although grudgingly, the ability of computer simulations to predict animal behavior and aid in the study of evolution. Don't think that Levy completely supports a-life; it is not without its dangers. For example, computer viruses, which resemble in behavior to viruses, have wrecked havoc on corporations and individuals and will continue to pose a threat to the industrialized world. There is also the possibility and probability that sometime in the distant future, artificial life will displace and replace organic life. In conclusion, Levy's book traces the development of a-life, both its successes and failures. This book requires some knowledge of computer science and biology, but is pleasurable for people curious about this increasingly popular field.
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Excellent Introduction To Artificial Life, Déc 3 1999
This book is a quick read and a great introduction to artificial life. It combines something of the science, the personalities and the history of this field. For general readers with some technical sophistication it affords an opportunity to broaden one's horizons without too much of a mathematical stretch; for computer scientists who are thinking of their own research it can give a general idea of some of the accomplishments in the field and a place to start delving into the original research papers. Read it and enjoy the future!
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Exicting and acessible review of the Alife Field, Mars 4 1999
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This book has really good coverage of the entire field, and is very good at showing the current level of development while hinting at the future. It may overstate the case a little, but for a general audience that is what is required. By far the best popular coverage of science issues I have ever read.
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Excellent - absorbing and approachable thought food., Janv. 30 1998
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This book is a terrific introduction and overview to the field of artificial life. Not to be at all confused with the more mundane "artificial intellgence", AL is the quest to create something that can be considered to be sentient within a computer system. Great reading for everyone, not just the technically literate, on a subject that I believe will become one of the great issues and debates of the 21st century.
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A beautifully simple book on a scary, complex topic, Déc 2 1997
I came to Levy's great book through another great book (search on Great Mambo Chicken) on fringe science. If you have any interest in the sort of programming which will be applied in forthcoming technological epochs, you owe it to yourself to read this primer on the basics of 'modeling complex systems', 'cellular automata', and 'genetic programming'. Easy enough to read with a basic science background, it will nonetheless leave you with hordes of ideas, so you'll find yourself scribbling self-aware code in whatever programming language you know. Moreover, after reading it you'll know how to interpret the very interesting but ofttimes scary-looking data generated by all the GP and CA programs available on the web. Even if you know about these topics, this book is a good place to find everything in one place, and to glean purple prose with which to convince doubters. Look for the topics discussed herein to gain extreme currency in the coming years, with the emergence of robot colonies and, a few decades hence, nanotechnology. Great buy.
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You may never think of life in the same way again., Juil 30 1996
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Levy presents a fascinating roundup of the state of the art in this new field of computer science, complete with interviews with some colorful personalities and their pet projects. A must for cyberculture groupies and followers of cutting-edge thought.
--Richard Brodie, author, Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Mem
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