An account of the creation of new forms of life and intelligence in cybernetics, artificial life, and artificial intelligence that analyzes both the similarities and the differences among these sciences in actualizing life. In The Allure of Machinic Life , John Johnston examines...
In The Allure of Machinic Life , John Johnston examines new forms of nascent life that emerge through technical interactions within human-constructed environments -- "machinic life" -- in the sciences of cybernetics, artificial life, and artificial intelligence. With the development...