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The Most Human Human

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"The Most Human Human" is a provocative exploration of the ways in which computers are reshaping our ideas of what it means to be human. Its starting point is the annual Turing Test, which pits artificial intelligence programs against people to determine if computers can "think."

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Human beings
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2011
Pages: 320
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0385533065
Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds

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