book review – Kaniz X

Current issues in Computing and Philosophy (3/4)

Part 3 – Mind and World Knowing, Thinking, and Representing Formalizing the ‘No Information Without Data Representation’ Principle BY Patrick Allo The Computer as Cognitive Artifact and Simulator of Worlds BY Philip Brey There are two philosophical relationships (functional and phenomenal relationships) between humans and computers that make up a cognitive device and anContinue reading “Current issues in Computing and Philosophy (3/4)”

Helping Kids With Coding For Dummies by Camille McCue and Sarah Guthals

What kids learn when they code (8 to 9) Computational thinking When we’re able to critically analyze the problem and solution to form a process Algorithmic thinking Being able to set out a process in order to perform a task Communication in a foreign language Learning a computer language is the same as aContinue reading “Helping Kids With Coding For Dummies by Camille McCue and Sarah Guthals”

Life and Code of Personal History of Technology by Ellen Ullman

Panic Sweeps the United States in 1999 (A.K.A Y2K) The situation: Computers could handle dates with the years represented by two digits, for example, 98 for 1998. And, 99 for 1999…then comes 2000 when machines will see the year as 00 (56 to 57) Jim Fullers’ mindset: A colleague of Ullman’s as he spent mostContinue reading “Life and Code of Personal History of Technology by Ellen Ullman”

Current issues in Computing and Philosophy (2/4)

Part 2 Living With the Golem Robots and Autonomous Agents Can a Robot Intentionally Conduct Mutual Communication with Human Beings? BY Kayoko ISHII “Monkey see, monkey do” a.k.a social reference (39). If social reference is one of the factors that determine mutual communication between human beings, and if A.I. be socially aware through theContinue reading “Current issues in Computing and Philosophy (2/4)”

Current issues in Computing and Philosophy (1/4)

Edited by Adam Briggle, Catinca Welbers, Phillip Bray I will just be going over these significant points presented in each of these philosophical articles These aren’t works that I would automatically grab my interest if I just came home after school, work, or a day I wanted to cozy up in bed with a pageContinue reading “Current issues in Computing and Philosophy (1/4)”