![]() ![]() ![]() Things would be pointed out and named, etc. This process could follow the normal teaching of a child. It can also be maintained that it is best to provide the machine with the best sense organs that money can buy, and then teach it to understand and speak English. What's the best way to create artificial intelligence? In 1950, Alan Turing wrote, 'Many people think that a very abstract activity, like the playing of chess, would be best. It puts the novella in a very different light. The quote itself is on the front flap, which should be read before starting the actual story. The novella is inspired by a quote of Alan Turing, the man who invented the Turing test, an idea that frequently surfaces in science fiction. ![]() Still, one story is not a solid basis for any kind of expectation so I was not quite sure what to expect. Exhalation is one of Chiang's award winners and deservedly so. I've only read one story by Chiang, Exhalation, which is available online here in various formats. I would not be surprised if this novella ended up on the nominations lists next year as well. Chaing is the winner of four Nebulas and three Hugos as well as a number of other awards. What's even more remarkable is that he's won an astonishing number of awards for them. He has only twelve published stories to his name, none of them exceeding The Lifecycle of Software Objects in length, in the space of twenty years. ![]()
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