Philosophy of artificial intelligence

Interestingly, though the movie was intended for a younger audience within a Sci-Fi community, the movie resonated with many others; such as those with a religious background, those within a gothic underground culture, and even those of a highbrow philosophy background (though many would try not to use such lowbrow media to justify their philosophical debates, it still gave them fodder to represent ideas they wished to present). From the beginning, Neo believes he's living a normal, but…

As technology advances, new ethical challenges often arise. While our world is constantly evolving and presenting new ethical challenges, technology presents a special problem because the pace of the changes it introduces is so rapid. There is no time to gain true perspective; new technology suddenly materializes and society must decide how to react. It is very difficult to predict when technological breakthroughs will suddenly introduce new ethical challenges to humanity. In 1997, experts…

Hobbes and Rousseau wrote about their views and interpretations of human nature, which I will be comparing. Hobbes is well known to be an English philosopher, scientist and historian, but he is ultimately known for his political philosophy. His political philosophy can be articulated in his famous writing “Leviathan”. Leviathan is one of his most important works, due to it being an influential philosophical text during the seventeenth century. Hobbes wrote the Leviathan as a response to the…

them” (Shelley 152). The fact that the creature can ask such questions proves that he has human qualities. A non-human would not inquire its origins and existence, but would aim to satisfy its biological needs only. Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) seem to suggest that machines capable of complex thoughts will eventually exhibit the same qualities…

mug, can be imbedded with chips to connect the device to an infinite network of other devices. The goal of pervasive computing, which combines current network technologies with wireless computing, voice recognition, Internet capability and artificial intelligence, is to create an environment where the connectivity of devices is embedded in such a way that the connectivity…

increase brain function, making a smarter race that would figure out issues average humans cannot seem to figure out. Stephen Hawking proclaims that HGE would be “required so that human intelligence will always be greater than artificial intelligence” (Highfield). Humans are starting to fall behind artificial intelligence, AI, so in order to ensure the safety of future humans, humans must always be 5 steps ahead of AI and HGE would help evolve the human race. Not only would HGE save the…

Research Essay The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction film about the artificial intelligence computers enslaving mankind. The movie portrayed a cyberpunk, dystopian universe in which machines took over the whole of humanity and incarcerated them in a computer program known as the Matrix. The film displayed a constant battle between machines and humans. The Matrix became a popular film that was thought-provoking and full of ambiguities about the virtual world in computers and reality. The…

Locke was a philosopher who claimed that personal identity was independent of all substances, including immaterial substances. Locke says that we continue to be the same person over time if we have the same conscious experience over our lifespan, meaning psychological continuity is the criterion for personal identity. He actually has three different criteria for the continuity of people: psychological continuity, meaning the person at the later time is psychologically continuous of the person at…

it’s ability to have a mind or to be considered a person. Descartes’s Meditation on First Philosophy argues a dualistic conception of the human person. According to the theory’s of dualism, mind is distinct from the body and the human person itself is a machine. In Meditation on First Philosophy Descartes doubts his knowledge of existence and furthers his details of his theories about artificial intelligence and the separation between mind and body. Off the bat, Descartes describes the body as…

This picture depicts a monumental structure that is colossal in size. This structure is situated in front of a rocky hill and has two levels, with a ramp in the middle leading to the second floor. It is a horizontal structure, with the width significantly longer than its height. It is constructed with stones and perhaps with bricks as well. Every surface of this architecture seems to be wonderfully polished to a smooth surface. This structure is beige, identical to the colors of the sand and…