Deary I.J. Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

Oxford University Press, 2001. — 164 p. — (A very short introduction). — ISBN13: 9780192893215.The applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us; in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and -- not least -- on the Internet. The results of Artificial Intelligence have been invaluable to biologists, psychologists, and linguists in helping to understand the processes of memory, learning, and language from a fresh angle.
As a concept, Artificial Intelligence has fueled and sharpened the philosophical debates concerning the nature of the mind, intelligence, and the uniqueness of human beings. In this Very Short Introduction, Margaret A. Boden reviews the philosophical and technological challenges raised by Artificial Intelligence, considering whether programs could ever be really intelligent, creative, or even conscious, and shows how the pursuit of Artificial Intelligence has helped us to appreciate how human and animal minds are possible-To see 'g' or not to see ‘g’. How many types of intelligence are there?
-Ageing and intelligence: senility or sagacity? What happens to mental abilities as we grow older?
-Brainy? Why are some people cleverer than others?
-‘They f-------you up, your mum and dad’ (Larkin). Are intelligence differences a result of genes or environments or both?
-The (b)right man for the job. Does intelligence matter?
-The lands of the rising IQ. Is intelligence increasing generation after generation?
-Eleven Twelve (not-so-)angry men (and women). Psychologists actually agree about human intelligence differences