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Artificial Intelligence and Literary Creativity
Inside the Mind of BRUTUS, a Storytelling Machine
Selmer Bringsjord
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
David A. i
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
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Bringsjord, Selmer.
Artificial intelligence and literary creativity: inside the mind
of BRUTUS, a storytelling machine / Selmer Bringsjord, David A.
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ISBN 0-8058-1986-x (alk. Paper). -- ISBN 0-8058-1987-8 (pbk : alk. Paper)
1. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.). 2. Artificial intelligence. I. i, David, A. II. Title.
1999
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To Katherine and Alexander,
who show me putational creativity every day (.)
and
To my parents, Antonio and Connie,
for their unyielding love, support, courage, and intellectual energy,
which have inspired me for as long as I can remember (.)
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Preface xv
The Marriage of Logic and Creativity xv
Will Robots Soon Be Smarter Than Us? xvi
From Chess to Lit