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This is an AI/Cognitive Science reading list from discussions at RobotsConf 2013. Please add to this list in the comments. Bonus point if all y'all keep 'em in chronological order. I'll update the master list later today! (Saturday December 7th 2013) Format: { Title } { Year_of_Publication } { Amazon_Link } { Short_Description}
How to Create a Mind
2013
http://www.amazon.com/How-Create-Mind-Thought-Revealed/dp/0143124048/
Great pop-cogsci book on Kurzweil's pattern recognition theory of mind. AI concepts such as hierarchal-hidden-markov-models and neural nets are discussed.
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Consciousness: An Introduction
2003
http://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Introduction-Susan-Blackmore/dp/019515343X/
Excellent overview of Cognitive Science and the study of consciousness. Used as a textbook for COGS300 at Simon Fraser University. Easy to read and lots of interesting thought experiments.
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
2002
http://www.amazon.com/Artificial-Intelligence-Modern-Approach-2nd/dp/0137903952/
A text for those with considerable logic/computing background. Considered the 'AI Bible' and used as curriculum in many computing/AI courses. Expect terse/dense/academic language.
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