Natural and Artificial Cements in Canada

Artificial Intelligence in Canada

Murray and the artificial kidney in Canada

Orthopedic Hospital and St Bartholomew’s Hospital. Introduction It was invaluable training for Murray, and he gained a breadth of experience treating various conditions Few people even amongst nephrologists are aware that and performing a wide range of operations. In 1926, Canadian surgeon Gordon Murray (1894–1976) built he passed the Fellowship examination of the Royal the first North American...

Consciousness: Natural and Artificial

Based on results from evolutionary psychology, we discuss important functions that can be served by consciousness in autonomous robots. These include deliberately controlled action, conscious awareness, self-awareness, metacognition, and ego consciousness. We distinguish intrinsic intentionality from consciousness, but argue it is also important to understanding robot cognition. Finally, we exp...

Natural and Artificial Minds

The framework of this chapter is a hypothetical scale of comparative animal intelligence that includes measures of the ability to use concepts and logical operations. The scale is hierarchical and equates intelligence with learning ability. The scale is exhaustive, because it includes all the basic forms of learning from which all other kinds of learning are constructed and because it is applic...

Artificial Intelligence in Canada: A Review

Canadians have made many contributions to artificial intelligence over the years This article presents a summary of current research in artificial intelligence in Canada and acquaints readers with the Canadian organization for artificial intelligencethe Canadian Society for the Computational Studies of Intelligence/Societk Canadienne pour l’lktude de 1’Intelligence par Ordinateur (CSCSI/SCEIO)....