In this mind-expanding book, scientific pioneer Marvin Minsky continues his groundbreaking research, offering a fascinating new model for how our minds work. He argues persuasively that emotions, intuitions, and feelings are not distinct things, but different ways of thinking. By examining these different forms of mind activity, Minsky says, we can explain why our thought sometimes takes the form of carefully reasoned analysis and at other times turns to emotion. He shows how our minds progress from simple, instinctive kinds of thought to more complex forms, such as consciousness or self-awareness. And he argues that because we tend to see our thinking as fragmented, we fail to appreciate what powerful thinkers we really are. Indeed, says Minsky, if thinking can be understood as the step-by-step process that it is, then we can build machines -- artificial intelligences -- that not only can assist with our thinking by thinking as we do but have the potential to be as conscious as we are. Eloquently written, The Emotion Machine is an intriguing look into a future where more powerful artificial intelligences await.

馬文•明斯基

1.人工智能領域的先驅之一，是首批機械人手臂、世界上第一個神經網絡模擬器Snare、世界上最早能夠模擬人類活動的機器人Robot C的創建者。同時，他還是世界上第一個人工智能實驗室——MIT人工智能實驗室的聯閤創始人，以及虛擬現實（VR）的最早倡導者。

2.作為一位偉大的人工智能科學傢，明斯基獲奬無數：他是人工智能領域首位圖靈奬獲得者、MIT 1989年Killian奬獲得者，並於1990年獲得日本政府所設立的“日本奬”。此外，明斯基還是日本東芝公司媒體藝術和科學領域的教授，美國科學院和美國工程院院士，曾齣任美國人工智能學會主席。