Great Philosophical Objections to Artificial Intelligence av Eric (Binghamton University USA) Dietrich, Chris (Independent Scholar) Fields, John P. (S

439,-

Kjøp

<b>Winner of the 2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles</b>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 deba