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The Living Machine

In two half-hour parts, The Living Machine explores the progress made in electronics technology and looks forward to an exciting world-to-be. Produced in 1962, the first part demonstrates the capacities of a computer's "artificial intelligence," far exceeding that of any one human brain. The second part shows experiments in electronically duplicating some sensory perceptions.
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In two half-hour parts, The Living Machine explores the progress made in electronics technology and looks forward to an exciting world-to-be. Produced in 1962, the first part demonstrates the capacities of a computer's "artificial intelligence," far exceeding that of any one human brain. The second part shows experiments in electronically duplicating some sensory perceptions.

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  • director
    Roman Kroitor
  • producer
    Tom Daly
    Roman Kroitor
  • photography
    Wolf Koenig
  • sound
    Marcel Carrière
  • editing
    Guy L. Coté
  • sound editing
    Kathleen Shannon
  • animation
    Pierre L'Amare
  • narration
    Stanley Jackson
  • participant
    Margaret Mead
    Warren McCulloch
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