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Course, academic year 2024/2025
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Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy - AFSV00433
Title: Umělá inteligence a filosofie
Guaranteed by: Institute of Philosophy and Religious Studies (21-UFAR)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2024 to 2024
Semester: summer
Points: 0
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, C [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (40)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. Mgr. Ing. Miroslav Vacura, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): doc. Mgr. Ing. Miroslav Vacura, Ph.D.
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This course explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and key philosophical domains, including the philosophy of mind, epistemology, and ethics. The introductory section defines the concept of artificial intelligence, the Turing machine, and the Turing test. It also examines various approaches to AI, such as symbolic AI and the standard model of the human mind.
The course further delves into the biological foundations of contemporary AI, connectionist models, artificial neural networks, and deep learning. The philosophical segment addresses critical issues, including the distinction between syntax and semantics in relation to John Searle's Chinese Room argument, the computational theory of mind, and functionalism. Special attention is given to the societal impact of AI, particularly its ethical and political implications.
In addition, the course explores ethical dilemmas such as the Trolley Problem and decision-making in autonomous systems, alongside discussions on transparency, accountability, and bias in AI. Students will also be introduced to advanced artificial intelligence and the concept of superintelligence, with a focus on its potential risks and safety concerns. Finally, the course examines AI's relationship to models of reality, ontologies, and category theories in both philosophy and artificial intelligence.
Last update: Vacura Miroslav, doc. Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (02.02.2025)
Course completion requirements - Czech

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Last update: Vacura Miroslav, doc. Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (02.02.2025)
Literature - Czech

S. Russell, P. Norvig. Artificial Intelligence. A Modern Approach. 3rd ed. Pearson 2016.

N. Bostrom. Superinteligence. Praha: Prostor 2017.

J. Landgrebe, B. Smith. Why Machines Will Never Rule the World: Artificial Intelligence without Fear. Routledge 2022.

F. Tvrdý. Turingův test. Togga 2014.

M. Tegamrk. Život 3.0 – Člověk v éře umělé inteligence, Argo/Dokořán, Praha 2020.

M. Coeckelbergh. Etika umělé inteligence. Filosofia 2023.

M. Coeckelbergh. The Political Philosophy of AI: An Introduction. Polity, 2022.

Last update: Vacura Miroslav, doc. Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (02.02.2025)
 
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