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Minister of Education and Research, Edelgard Bulmahn
The exhibition is a satellite event in the 'Year of the
Sciences' and is being held under the patronage of the Federal
Minister of Education and Research, Edelgard Bulmahn.
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Die Begleitpublikation
zur Sonderausstellung
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Welcome!
At the start of a new millennium, the special COMPUTER
. BRAIN exhibition takes a fasci-nating look at the current
status of research:
How far has Artificial Intelligence (AI) advanced
in comparison with the abilities of the human brain? What do we know
about the most mystifying organ of the human body, the brain and its
functions? Will we really be able to simulate the brain? Can electron
brains really exist in future? In games of chess, it is now almost
impossible to defeat a computer.
But what about other intelligence abilities, knowledge, communication
and creativity?
This exhibition stems from the current debate
on the chances and consequences of techno-logical advance,
as initiated by Ray Kurzweil, Hans Moravec, Bill Joy and others. |
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Discussion is already focussing
on whether robots will be as intelligent as human beings in 20 or
30 years' time.
Visitors will discover the World of Senses, six
different areas in which they can test the latest
'intelligence tools,' discover what computers
cannot yet do and go on a journey through time
to visions of the past and the future. This highly
interactive exhibition presents a hands-on
approach: visitors are invited to try things out and
test them. It will present a 'scent cinema' as well
as the latest walking machines, emotional ro-botsand R2D2. Other key
exhibits include a robotic hand from the German Aerospace Center,
a computer-driven racing-car game and a com-
puter that composes music. continue
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