Hubert Dreyfus (Terre Haute, 1929 – Berkeley, 2017)

Hubert Dreyfus: Humans Versus Computers

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Computer games provide a unique opportunity to experience intangible fantasies and create engagement with emotions which are able to be played out in real-life. Artists speak of engagement, computer game players speak of transformation and immersion. They are all viewing images with their own personal narratives informing their participation. These personal narratives arise from the information...

Body and World: A Review of What Computers Still Can't Do: A Critique of Artificial Reason (Hubert L. Dreyfus)

The original edition of What Computers Can’t Do comprised three roughly equal parts: (i) a harsh critical survey of the history and state of the art in AI, circa 1970; (ii) a brilliant philosophical expose’ of four hidden assumptions shoring up AI’s misplaced optimism; and (iii) a much more tentative exploration of ways to think #about intelligence without those assumptions. Part I, because it ...

The Relationship Between Urban Land Cover And Surface Kinetic Temperature: A Case Study In Terre Haute, Indiana

This research examines the relationship between surface kinetic temperature (SKT), land cover, and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for a small city in the Midwestern United States. Color aerial photography was examined to create high resolution maps of land cover for 377 random quadrats. Average NDVI for each quadrat was determined from hyperspectral aerial imagery, whereas th...

Hubert Wyers.

Limited, Murex, and the Cape Asbestos Company Limited. Thus in his work he was confronted by the numerous and varied medical hazards of the fine chemicals, metallurgical, and asbestos industries. To all the emerging problems he brought a wide and mature experience, which was enhanced by careful observation, accurate recording, and shrewd judgment. He made important contributions to knowledge of...