Artificial Intelligence: Philosophy

"A philosophical and scientific exploration in the art of digital modelling of the human consciousness"

A proposition for a formal definition of AI.

"An unorthodox new look at mind, consciousness and perception"

The Principia Cybernetica Project (PCP) is an international organization that tries to tackle age-old philosophical questions with the help of the most recent cybernetic theories and technologies. Stated more precisely, the Project's aim is the computer-supported collaborative development of an evolutionary-systemic philosophy.

Some reflections on Artificial Intelligence and the nature of the Turing Test.

A comprehensive and up-to-date collection of terms, definitions, and scholarly works on the topic of Philosophy of Mind that provides useful background material for the study of artificial intelligence theory.

John Searle's seminal text on problems with the metaphor of the brain as "computing device" in which his famous "Chinese Room" argument is brought forth as criticism of the philosophical foundation for examining human cognition via computer simulation.

Papers on categorical perception, the symbol grounding problem, and consciousness, with particular emphasis on the philosophy of AI.

Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography. A massive listing.

AI Topics provides basic, understandable information and helpful resources concerning artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on material available online.

In Proceedings 14th International Joint Conference on AI Montreal, August 1995: `A philosophical encounter: An interactive presentation of some of the key philosophical problems in AI and AI problems in philosophy.'

by Harvey Blume Can robotics shed light on the human mind? On evolution? Daniel Dennett -- whose work unites neuroscience, computer science, and evolutionary biology -- has some provocative answers. Is he on to something, or just chasing the zeitgeist?

This appears in Goldberg, K. (ed.) The Robot in the Garden: Telerobotics and Telepistemology in the Age of the Internet, MIT Press

In the beginning there was 0. And then there was 1. A mind-bending meditation on the transcendent power of digital computation. By Kevin Kelly

Can bad men make good brains do bad things?

Material on Artificial Intelligence as engineering with emphasis on the exploitation of logic. A topography is presented with logic at the center.

Links to online papers on AI and Philosophy of Mind.