Great philosophical objections to artificial intelligence : the history and legacy of the AI wars / by Eric Dietrich.et.al...

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Dietrich, Eric [author]

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Computer fileLanguage: English Publication details: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021Description: 1 online resource (viii, 313, pages) : color illustrationsContent type:

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computer

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9781474257107 (e-book)

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Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy

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Q335 D54D56 2021

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I. The AI wars, 1950 to 2000 - the first war : is AI even possible? -- 1. Go del and a foundational objection to AI -- 2. How would we know if a computer was intelligent? the turning test is not the answer - the second war : architectures for intelligence -- 3. How computer science saved the mind -- 4. Implementing an intelligence - the third war : mental semantics and mental symbols -- 5. The strange case of the missing meaning : can computers think about things? - the fourth war : rationality, relevance, and creativity -- 6. What is relevant to what? the frame problem -- II: Beyond the AI wars : issues for today -- 7. What about consciousness? -- 8. Ethical issues surrounding AI applications -- 9. Could embodied AIs be ethical agents? -- Conclusion : whither the AI wars?

Summary: This book surveys and examines the most famous philosophical arguments against building a machine with human-level intelligence. From claims and counter-claims about the ability to implement consciousness, rationality, and meaning, to arguments about cognitive architecture, the book presents a vivid history of the clash between the philosophy and AI. Tellingly, the AI Wars are mostly quiet now. Explaining this crucial fact opens new paths to understanding the current resurgence AI (especially, deep learning AI and robotics), what happens when philosophy meets science, and the role of philosophy in the culture in which it is embedded. Organising the arguments into four core topics - 'Is AI possible', 'Architectures of the Mind', 'Mental Semantics and Mental Symbols' and 'Rationality and Creativity' - this book shows the debate that played out between the philosophers on both sides of the question, and, as well, the debate between philosophers and AI scientists and engineers building AI systems. Up-to-date and forward-looking, the book is packed with fresh insights and supporting material, including: - Accessible introductions to each war, explaining the background behind the main arguments against AI - Each chapter details what happened in the AI wars, the legacy of the attacks, and what new controversies are on the horizon. - Extensive bibliography of key readings

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I. The AI wars, 1950 to 2000 - the first war : is AI even possible? -- 1. Go del and a foundational objection to AI -- 2. How would we know if a computer was intelligent? the turning test is not the answer - the second war : architectures for intelligence -- 3. How computer science saved the mind -- 4. Implementing an intelligence - the third war : mental semantics and mental symbols -- 5. The strange case of the missing meaning : can computers think about things? - the fourth war : rationality, relevance, and creativity -- 6. What is relevant to what? the frame problem -- II: Beyond the AI wars : issues for today --
7. What about consciousness? -- 8. Ethical issues surrounding AI applications -- 9. Could embodied AIs be ethical agents? -- Conclusion : whither the AI wars?

This book surveys and examines the most famous philosophical arguments against building a machine with human-level intelligence. From claims and counter-claims about the ability to implement consciousness, rationality, and meaning, to arguments about cognitive architecture, the book presents a vivid history of the clash between the philosophy and AI. Tellingly, the AI Wars are mostly quiet now. Explaining this crucial fact opens new paths to understanding the current resurgence AI (especially, deep learning AI and robotics), what happens when philosophy meets science, and the role of philosophy in the culture in which it is embedded.

Organising the arguments into four core topics - 'Is AI possible', 'Architectures of the Mind', 'Mental Semantics and Mental Symbols' and 'Rationality and Creativity' - this book shows the debate that played out between the philosophers on both sides of the question, and, as well, the debate between philosophers and AI scientists and engineers building AI systems. Up-to-date and forward-looking, the book is packed with fresh insights and supporting material, including:

- Accessible introductions to each war, explaining the background behind the main arguments against AI
- Each chapter details what happened in the AI wars, the legacy of the attacks, and what new controversies are on the horizon.
- Extensive bibliography of key readings

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