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The manner and method of performing an act. In software engineering, an action is a single executable computation that results in a change of state or the return of a value.


Articles on KurzweilAI.net that refer to Action

Essentials of General Intelligence: The direct path to AGI By Peter Voss
The Unabomber's Manifesto By Ted Kaczynski
Biocyberethics: should we stop a company from unplugging an intelligent computer? By Martine Rothblatt
Chapter 5: Thinking Machines By K. Eric Drexler
2050 Global Normative Scenarios By Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon
How to Build a Virtual Human By Peter Plantec
Moot Court Hearing On The Petition Of A Conscious Computer By Martine Rothblatt
Why Language Is All Thumbs By Chip Walter
A Jurisprudence of Artilects: Blueprint for a Synthetic Citizen By Frank W. Sudia
Chapter 11: The Engines of Destruction By K. Eric Drexler

News Articles that refer to Action

Scientists at Economic Forum See Grim Future
Film Review: the Matrix Reloaded
Capturing Thinking As It Happens
Specialized Brain Cells Predict Intentions as Well as Define Actions
Cells That Read Minds
Scientists develop molecular implantable biocomputers
Robots Detect Behavioral Cues to Follow Humans
When a light goes on during thought processes
Scientists Take Step Toward Single-Molecule Switches
Synthespians more prevalent in future films