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Great philosophical objections to artificial intelligence : the history and legacy of the AI wars
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"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, rat...
"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 the clash between philosophy and AI. With introductions to each war and further readings, this forward-looking book is packed with fresh insights and supporting material"--
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- Creator
- Eric Dietrich, Chris Fields, John P. Sullins, Bram Van Heuveln and Robin Zebrowski
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- English
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- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021
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- x, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781474257114, 1474257119, 9781474257107, 1474257100, 9781474257091, 9781474257077, 9781474257091
- OCLC
- on1192305026
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-298) and index.
- Part I. The AI Wars, 1950 to 2000: Gödel 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?