Artificial Agents, Cloud Computing, and Quantum Computing: Applying Floridi’s Method of Levels of Abstraction

Philosophy of Engineering and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-41

  Wolf, M J ^a   Grodzinsky, F S ^b   Miller, K W ^c  

^a BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial Agent; Cloud Computing; Quantum Algorithm; Quantum Computation; Quantum Computing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101594916     PISSN: 18797202     EISSN: 18797210     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4292-5_2     Document Type: Chapter

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