Course: The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence for Doctoral Students

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Course title The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence for Doctoral Students
Course code KFI/FUID
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Schuster Radek, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Natural and artificial: homunculi and thinking machines. Super-intelligence and singularity. Symbolic and sub-symbolic intelligence. Formal systems and self-reference: Gödel theorems, Turing machines and the halting problem, Lucas-Penrose argument. Algorithms, (deep) neural networks and machine learning. Turing test and Searle's Chinese chamber. Predictive language models: GPT3 vs. natural language semantics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Group discussion, Self-study of literature
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 234 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe examples of the use of neural networks and machine learning in practice
to explain the basic definitions and principles of artificial intelligence
to list the key theories of the philosophy of language and mind
Skills
to use with understanding the terminology of philosophy of science and technology and philosophy of language and mind
to interpret abstract philosophical texts in English
to use AI-based information technology
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to demonstrate an understanding of basic neural network principles and AI paradigms
to systematically describe traditional and current philosophical arguments in the AI debate
to comprehensively explain key thought experiments related to AI
Skills
to innovatively perform a logical-semantic analysis of the concept of AI in different discourses
to critically evaluate the current technological possibilities of AI and lay perceptions of it
to conceive new philosophical approaches to neural networks and machine learning
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Textual studies
Skills
One-to-One tutorial
Individual study
Competences
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • BOSTROM, N. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 1501227742.
  • CAPPELEN, H. DEVER, J. Making AI Intelligible: Philosophical Foundations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. ISBN 978-0192894724.
  • Copeland, B. Jack. The essential Turing seminal writings in computing, logic, philosophy, artificial intelligence and artificial life plus the secrets of enigma. 1st pub. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-152028-0.
  • KURZWEIL, R. The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. New York, NY: Penguin USA, 2006.
  • MITCHELL, M. Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans. Pelican, 2020. ISBN 978-0241404836.
  • RUSSELL, S. & NORVIG, P. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. Harlow : Pearson, 2022. ISBN 978-1-292-40113-3.
  • WOOLDRIDGE M. The Road to Conscious Machines: The Story of AI. Pelican Books, 2021. ISBN 9780241333907.


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