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A. JoshiArtificial Intelligence and Human Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9807-7_3

3. Evolution of Species

Ameet Joshi1  
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REDMOND, WA, USA
 

Introduction

Our perception of intelligence is tightly integrated with life and living organisms. In the previous chapter, we looked at various processes that led to the origin of life on Earth in the form of single-celled organisms. Routine cellular operations do not show much in the form of intelligence. It is only when we start looking at the actions of complex multicellular organisms such as animals and birds and even aquatic species that intelligent behavior starts to surface. It is not just a coincidence, ...

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