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In perception itself, two distinct processes can be discerned. One is the gathering of the primary, sensory data or simple sensing of such things as light, moisture or pressure, and the other is the structuring of such data into information.

Edward Ihnatowicz

I am not really suggesting that we should construct cybernetic cigarette boxes, merely that the situation described contains all the elements which would have to be taken into account in a design of a practical cognitive system. These can be described as: The actual physical system (the box), whose construction is such that conditions hazardous to it can be identified; A disordered and changing environment containing such hazards; A motor ability capable of removing the system from the vicinity of danger; Means of perceiving these aspects of the environment, capable of signalling the danger in advance, A brain or a mechanism for deciding what to do on the basis of the perceived information.

Edward Ihnatowicz

The idea of making machines that think has an unfailing fascination, not only for science fiction readers, but for all who can see it is a possible way of gaining some understanding of the working of our own minds. Thinking, however, is not an easily defined phenomenon, although it is often considered to be the process of solving problems.

Edward Ihnatowicz

Edward Ihnatowicz

Edward Ihnatowicz

Born: 1926

Died: 1988 (aged 62)

Bio: Edward Ihnatowicz was a Polish cybernetic art sculptor active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His sculptures explored the interaction between his robotic works and the audience..

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