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Great philosophical objections to artificial intelligence : the history and legacy of the AI wars / Eric Dietrich, Chris Fields, John P. Sullins, Bram Van Heuveln and Robin Zebrowski.

"This book surveys 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, it presents a vivid history of th...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Dietrich, Eric (Author), Fields, Chris (Author), Sullins, John P. (Author), Van Heuveln, Bram (Author), Zebrowski, Robin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence > Philosophy.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The AI Wars, 1950 to 2000: Gòˆdel and a foundational objection to AI
  • How would we know if a computer was intelligent? The Turing Test is not the answer
  • How computer science saved the mind
  • Implementing an intelligence
  • The strange case of the missing meaning: can computers think about things?
  • What is relevant to what? The frame problem
  • Part II. Beyond the Al Wars: issues for today: What about consciousness?
  • Ethical issues surrounding AI applications
  • Could embodied AIs be ethical agents?
  • Conclusion: Whither the AI wars?

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