Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence 2021

This book gathers contributions from the fourth edition of the Conference on "Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence" (PT-AI), held on 27-28th of September 2021 at Chalmers University of Technology, in Gothenburg, Sweden. It covers topics at the interface between philosophy, cognitive science, ethics and computing. It discusses advanced theories fostering the understanding of human cognition, human autonomy, dignity and morality, and the development of corresponding artificial cognitive structures, analyzing important aspects of the relationship between humans and AI systems, including the ethics of AI. This book offers a thought-provoking snapshot of what is currently going on, and what are the main challenges, in the multidisciplinary field of the philosophy of artificial intelligence.

Offers a comprehensive snapshot of AI research, at the interface between cognitive science, ethics and computer science Discusses advanced concepts related to autonomy of human and AI systems Fosters the exploration of interdisciplinary topics in AI that have been neglected by more specialized conferences

Contenu

Chapter 1: Cognitive architectures based on natural info-computation.- Chapter 2: Artificial intelligence systems, responsibility and agential self-awareness.- Chapter 3: Models, algorithms, and the subjects of transparency.- Chapter 4: Autonomy of attention.- Chapter 5: Toward out-of-distribution generalization through inductive biases. <p