| Do you ever wonder how our modern day | | | | pleasing to humans, than even the buildings that |
| computers came into existence? If you do, then | | | | humans build themselves. Now consider artificial |
| perhaps, you'd like to read some incredible history, | | | | intelligence inside your home which constantly |
| and consider all the philosophical debate on artificial | | | | manipulates your home for your needs. Sort of |
| intelligence, machine learning, and some of the | | | | like the Bill Gates high-tech home of the future on |
| future perceived uses of this technology. If so, | | | | steroids. |
| then I'd sure like to recommend an extremely | | | | Climate control just happens, it would sense if you |
| interesting book to you. One that was well ahead | | | | were warm or cold or what was needed. Walls |
| of its time, and one that today would still make | | | | would move in, open up as needed, light would be |
| you think. | | | | redirected, entire kitchens would fold away, and |
| Yes, if you are asking, this is a book that's in my | | | | even the pictures on the wall would change |
| personal library. And it is a good book that I'd | | | | depending on who was walking down the hallway. |
| recommend to you, if this topic interests you. | | | | All that stuff now doesn't seem so exotic, most |
| The name of the book is; | | | | of it exists, and the rest seems like a very |
| "Soft Architecture Machine" by Nicholas | | | | possible future. However this book was written in |
| Negroponte, MIT Press, MA, 1976, (140 pp), ISBM: | | | | 1976. |
| 978-02621-4018-8 | | | | And the folks at MIT were busy figuring out how |
| So, imagine a self creating artificially intelligent CAD | | | | to design all that back then. Well it's here now, or |
| CAM software program, which could design | | | | most of it and the rest will be coming soon. |
| buildings, all by itself without a human operator, | | | | Indeed I hope you will please consider this, and |
| and these would be buildings that would be more | | | | purchase this book if it interests you. Think on it. |