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Digital People: From Bionic Humans to Androids DIGITAL PEOPLE FROM BIONIC HUMANS TO ANDROIDSby Sidney Perkowitz Joseph Henry Press Washington, D.C.

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Digital People: From Bionic Humans to Androids Joseph Henry Press 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 The Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academies Press, was created with the goal of making books on science, technology, and health more widely available to professionals and the public. Joseph Henry was one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences and a leader in early American science. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this volume are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Academy of Sciences or its affiliated institutions. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Perkowitz, S. Digital people : from bionic humans to androids / Sidney Perkowitz. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-309-08987-5 (hardback) 1. Robotics. 2. Artificial intelligence. I. Title. TJ211.P44 2004 629.8’92—dc22 2004000049 Copyright 2004 by Sidney Perkowitz. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

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Digital People: From Bionic Humans to Androids Contents 1   Introduction: Androids All Around Us   1 PART I:   ARTIFICIAL BEINGS: MEANING AND HISTORY     2   The Virtual History of Artificial Beings   17 3   The Real History of Artificial Beings   51 4   We Have Always Been Bionic   85 PART II:   HOW FAR ALONG ARE WE?     5   Mind-Body Problems   105 6   Limbs, Movement, and Expression   123

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Digital People: From Bionic Humans to Androids 7   The Five Senses, and Beyond   147 8   Thinking, Emotion, and Self-Awareness   173 9   Frankenstein’s Creature or Commander Data?   199 Suggested Reading   220 Filmography   225 Acknowledgments   227 Index   229

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