Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence 2020: Difference between revisions

From NCOR Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 5: Line 5:
==Wed Feb 19 14:30 - 17:15 3h==  
==Wed Feb 19 14:30 - 17:15 3h==  
:General introduction  
:General introduction  
::A general introduction to philosophy
::The philosophical background of AI
::The philosophical background of AI
::Turing's test and Searle's Chinese Room argument
::Turing's test and Searle's Chinese Room argument
Line 18: Line 19:


==Thu Feb 20 09:30 - 12:15 3h==
==Thu Feb 20 09:30 - 12:15 3h==
:Introduction to ontology
:The role of ontology
:The role of ontology
::How ontologies are used in information and data science
::How ontologies are used in information and data science

Revision as of 18:19, 14 February 2020

Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

Draft Schedule

Wed Feb 19 14:30 - 17:15 3h

General introduction
A general introduction to philosophy
The philosophical background of AI
Turing's test and Searle's Chinese Room argument
Intelligence vs. consciousness
What is intelligence and what do intelligence tests measure?
AI is a family of algorithms to automate repetitive events
Deep neural networks have nothing to do with neurons
AI is not artificial intelligence; it is a branch of mathematics in which the attempt is made to use the Turing machine to its limits by using gigantically large amounts of data
General AI vs. Narrow AI
Readings:
There is no general AI
Humanness

Thu Feb 20 09:30 - 12:15 3h

Introduction to ontology
The role of ontology
How ontologies are used in information and data science
The Ontology of Emotions, with applications to datamining
Ontology of Language, Ontology of Terrorism, Ontology of Obligations

Fri Feb 21 09:30 - 12:15 3h

Affordances and the background of Artificial Intelligence
Making AI Meaningful Again

Tue May 19 14:30 - 17:15 3h

AI and Transhumanism: Can we download the contents of our brains onto a computer and become immortal?
https://buffalo.box.com/v/We-are-living-in-a-simulation Scott Adams: We are living in a simulation]
AI and the meaning of life:
AI and The Matrix

Wed May 20 09:30 - 12:15 3h

There is no general AI

Fri May 22 9:30 - 12:15 3h

Artificial intelligence and digital manufacturing

Tue May 26 14:30 - 17:15 3h

The problem of meaningful AI
AI and intelligence analysis
The Cognitive Process Ontology
Warrant

Wed May 27 13:30 - 17:00 4h

Driverless philosophy / Philosophy on rails

Thu May 28 09:30 - 12:15 3h

Dialogue with Jobst Landgrebe (Cognotekt, Cologne) on the Social Impact of AI


Further Background Reading

Jordan Peterson's Essay Writing Guide

Gerald J. Erion and Barry Smith, “In Defense of Truth: Skepticism, Morality, and The Matrix”, in W. Irwin (ed.), Philosophy and The Matrix, La Salle and Chicago: Open Court, 2002, 16–27.
Max More and Natasha Vita-More (Eds.), The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Jobst Landgrebe and Barry Smith, “Making AI Meaningful Again”, Synthese, DOI 10.1007/s11229-019-02192-y