Joseph Weizenbaum (1923–2008)
Autor(a) de Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgement to Calculation
About the Author
Born in Berlin, Germany, Joseph Weizenbaum immigrated to the United States as a child. He is among the world's foremost computer scientists, as well as a pioneer in the field of computer ethics. An outspoken critic of overdependence on and misuse of powerful new computers, Weizenbaum claims that mostrar mais individual privacy is being depleted rapidly by the computer revolution. He also is concerned about the increasing role of computer technology in warfare and claims that computers have made combat more deadly and potentially catastrophic. Weizenbaum worked for General Electric as a computer systems engineer in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before becoming an instructor in the Department of Computer Science at MIT in 1963. In 1970 he was appointed professor of computer science and engineering at MIT and also became editor of the International Journal of Man-Machine Studies. In his published work, Weizenbaum emphasizes the dangers associated with substituting computer technology for human to human contact in counseling, legal situations, and language translation. In 1973 Weizenbaum was honored as the Vinton Hays Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Photographed on February 11th, 2005. Photographer & copyright holder: Ulrich Hansen, Germany
Séries
Obras de Joseph Weizenbaum
Wo sind sie, die Inseln der Vernunft im Cyberstrom? Auswege aus der programmierten Gesellschaft (2006) 21 cópias
Kurs auf den Eisberg : die Verantwortung des einzelnen und die Diktatur der Technik (1984) 17 cópias
O poder de computador e a razão humana 1 exemplar(es)
The paradoxical role of the computer 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Weizenbaum, Joseph
- Data de nascimento
- 1923-01-08
- Data de falecimento
- 2008-03-05
- Local de enterro
- Berlijn, Duitsland
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
Germany (birth) - Local de nascimento
- Berlin, Germany
- Local de falecimento
- Berlin, Germany
- Educação
- Wayne State University (BS|Mathematics|1948, MS|Mathematics|1950)
- Ocupação
- professor emeritus (Computer Science)
computer scientist - Organizações
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung
Gesellschaft für Informatik - Premiações
- Großes Bundestverdienstkreuz
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Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to… de Joseph Weizenbaum
The people in our Lisp language class got to meet and go to lunch with him. I was impressed with his reasonableness.
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bread2u | outras 3 resenhas | Jul 1, 2020 |
bread2u | outras 3 resenhas | Jul 1, 2020 | It will still be read half a century from now (1975), as a landmark in the integration of scientific and humanistic thinking. Lewis Mumford
One of the seminal books on computing and its limitations. A must-read for anyone interested in Artificial Intelligence, though it will probably be rejected by todays programmers and software engineers who have noteable hubris issues. Some of the technical sections may be tough sledding for those not familiar with computation, but nothing here is beyond the reach of logic, patience and curiousity. Read, ponder, and enjoy.
1 joysgood | outras 3 resenhas | Jan 1, 2015 |
joysgood | outras 3 resenhas | Jan 1, 2015 | Still relevant and thought provoking.
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- Obras
- 13
- Also by
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- Membros
- 511
- Popularidade
- #48,532
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 32
- Idiomas
- 6
- Favorito
- 1