Making IBM's computer, Watson, Human

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Rachlin, Howard ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human nature; IBM; Pain; Rationality; Self control; Social cooperation; Turing test; Vitalism; Watson

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863467972     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392260     Document Type: Review

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