
Doug Hofstadter: Reflections on AI
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How G.E.B. Came Into Life
Gertel's Theorem in the Human Brain is a book about self-reference. It was written by Gertel after he struggled with physics as a graduate student. He had left behind his interests in computers and consciousness for mathematical logic. "The good old theorem belongs to mathematical logic," says Gertel.
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