The Symbol Grounding Problem: A Novel About Language, Consciousness, and What Makes Us Human - Brossura
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Can machines truly understand language? Or are they just manipulating symbols without meaning?
Indira Voss is building an AI that can process language with superhuman skill. But as her father loses words to dementia—speaking
perfectly but meaning nothing—she begins to question whether her creation understands anything at all.
Cassian Reeves fled Silicon Valley after discovering his code was being used for immigrant surveillance. Now a linguistics student,
he's haunted by the question: Can you build understanding from data alone?
Keisha Johnson was fired for speaking African American English. Her lawsuit will force courts to decide whether linguistic prejudice
is just preference—or discrimination.
Their stories converge in this thought-provoking novel exploring the symbol grounding problem: how words connect to meaning. From
courtroom drama to endangered language documentation, from child acquisition to AI ethics, THE SYMBOL GROUNDING PROBLEM asks what it
means to truly understand.
PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVED:
• Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life and Others
• Neal Stephenson's Anathem
• Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun
FEATURES:
• Rigorously researched linguistics made accessible
• Compelling characters wrestling with ethical dilemmas
• Multiple storylines: AI research, language death, discrimination trial, child development
• Thought-provoking questions about consciousness, meaning, and what makes us human
A novel about language, but also about justice, loss, identity, and the mysterious human ability to mean something when we speak.
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Can machines truly understand language? Or are they just manipulating symbols without meaning? Indira Voss is building an AI that can process language with superhuman skill. But as her father loses words to dementia-speaking perfectly but meaning nothing-she begins to question whether her creation understands anything at all. Cassian Reeves fled Silicon Valley after discovering his code was being used for immigrant surveillance. Now a linguistics student, he's haunted by the question: Can you build understanding from data alone? Keisha Johnson was fired for speaking African American English. Her lawsuit will force courts to decide whether linguistic prejudice is just preference-or discrimination. Their stories converge in this thought-provoking novel exploring the symbol grounding problem: how words connect to meaning. From courtroom drama to endangered language documentation, from child acquisition to AI ethics, THE SYMBOL GROUNDING PROBLEM asks what it means to truly understand. PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVED: - Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life and Others - Neal Stephenson's Anathem - Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun FEATURES: - Rigorously researched linguistics made accessible - Compelling characters wrestling with ethical dilemmas - Multiple storylines: AI research, language death, discrimination trial, child development - Thought-provoking questions about consciousness, meaning, and what makes us human A novel about language, but also about justice, loss, identity, and the mysterious human ability to mean something when we speak. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9798271785924
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Can machines truly understand language? Or are they just manipulating symbols without meaning? Indira Voss is building an AI that can process language with superhuman skill. But as her father loses words to dementia-speaking perfectly but meaning nothing-she begins to question whether her creation understands anything at all. Cassian Reeves fled Silicon Valley after discovering his code was being used for immigrant surveillance. Now a linguistics student, he's haunted by the question: Can you build understanding from data alone? Keisha Johnson was fired for speaking African American English. Her lawsuit will force courts to decide whether linguistic prejudice is just preference-or discrimination. Their stories converge in this thought-provoking novel exploring the symbol grounding problem: how words connect to meaning. From courtroom drama to endangered language documentation, from child acquisition to AI ethics, THE SYMBOL GROUNDING PROBLEM asks what it means to truly understand. PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVED: - Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life and Others - Neal Stephenson's Anathem - Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun FEATURES: - Rigorously researched linguistics made accessible - Compelling characters wrestling with ethical dilemmas - Multiple storylines: AI research, language death, discrimination trial, child development - Thought-provoking questions about consciousness, meaning, and what makes us human A novel about language, but also about justice, loss, identity, and the mysterious human ability to mean something when we speak. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9798271785924
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