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This course in philosophy of mind and technology, conducted in English, will examine the possibility that machines might have (now or in the future) the power of thought. We will begin by discussing the nature of thought itself and, in particular, its relation to consciousness, language and free will. We will then investigate philosophical understandings of the nature of machines, how they differ from living systems, and how they have developed from early mechanical structures. The main part of the course will then be devoted to the methodology and prospects for determining whether contemporary artificial intelligence, including deep learning and Large Language Models, has the potential for thought. We will read and discuss the work of Alan Turing, John Searle, David Chalmers, Daniel Dennett, Emily Bender, and Anil Seth, among others. Poslední úprava: Hill James, prof., Ph.D. (30.01.2025)
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Podmínky jsou: (i) pravidelná účast na přednáškách; a (ii) jedna krátká písemná práce v rozsahu 600-1,000 slov. Písemná práce se bude vztahovat k tématu z přednášek. Práce by měla ukázat schopnost přesně formulovat a interpretovat problematiku u jednoho myslitele. Studentovo vlastní kritické stanovisko je také vítané. Práce se může věnovat životu daného autora pouze okrajově. Písemná práce je možné odevzdávat v průběhu semestru, nejpozději však do 5. května 2025. Práce je třeba odevzdat vyučujícímu vytištěné, nikoli elektronicky. The conditions for completing the course and gaining a grade are as follows: (i) regular participation in the seminars; (ii) one short essay of 600-1,000 words. The essay should be directly related to a theme discussed in class, and it should show the ability to formulate and interpret a philosophical question as presented in the work of one author included in the course. The student' own critical viewpoint is welcome. The essay should touch on the life of the author only peripherally. The essay can be handed in during the semester with a deadline of May 5th 2025. The essay should be submitted in on paper, and not electronically. Poslední úprava: Hill James, prof., Ph.D. (17.02.2025)
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Can Machines Think? 1. Introduction 2. Thinking machines in the history of philosophy: Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Leibniz 3. Computational technology and functionalism: Hilary Putnam 4. Alan Turing and the ‘imitation game’ 5. John Searle and the Chinese room 6. Daniel Dennett and the intentional stance 7. Hubert Dreyfus and a Heideggerian critique of AI 8. Connectionism and neural networks 9. Emily Bender on LLMs as “stochastic parrots” 10. David Chalmers: Are LLMs conscious? 11. Anil Seth on biological naturalism 12. Conclusion Poslední úprava: Hill James, prof., Ph.D. (21.02.2025)
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