Artificial Intelligence Philosophy

Futurists insist that AI will soon eclipse the capacities of the most gifted human mind. What hope do we have against superintelligent machines? But we aren't really on the path to developing intelligent machines. In fact, we don't even know where that path might be. Erik Larson takes us on a tour of the landscape of AI to show how far we are from superintelligence and what it would take to get there.  

Artificial intelligence can write, advise, predict, summarize, imitate, optimize—and speak with astonishing confidence. Then Socrates arrives. Instead of asking what AI can do, he asks what intelligence is for. Instead of admiring productivity, he asks what the productive life is supposed to produce. And instead of accepting recommendations, predictions, therapy prompts, dating advice, political analysis, artistic shortcuts, and promises of immortality, he keeps asking the question modern life finds increasingly inconvenient: Why? Socrates vs. Artificial Intelligence is a fast, witty ...

This is a practical, non-technical guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and curious minds. This comprehensive guide on agentic AI cuts through the hype and offers a clear, jargon-free strategic roadmap to understanding and applying this technology. The authors bring a rare perspective, having implemented agentic AI across diverse organizations—from global enterprises to agile startups—witnessing both remarkable successes and sobering failures.

The economy is changing faster than ever. Are you ready for the AI revolution? Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept—it is already transforming industries, reshaping jobs, disrupting business models, and redefining the global economy. The decisions made today will determine who thrives, who struggles, and how society adapts to one of the greatest technological shifts in history. The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the Next Economic Revolution cuts through the hype, fear, and speculation to reveal what AI really means for workers, businesses, investors,...

Artificial Intelligence for Beginners is 4 complete books in 1: a no-code, no-jargon path from "I don't even know what to Google" to building AI that quietly does your work for you. No business required. No coding. No five years of theory to catch up on.

As technologies of automated computation rapidly transform human culture, we are being urged to believe that human minds are machines and machines are potentially minds. But what if the question of machine consciousness is not a hard problem awaiting better theories and technologies, but malformed—born from a metaphysics that first exiled feeling, purpose, and meaning from nature? Remembering the Human Microcosm in the Age of Mechanized Intelligence challenges the corporate myth of “artificial intelligence” and the emerging threat of cognitive enclosure: the attempt to meter and ...

What if the human mind is not a machine? In an age of artificial intelligence, algorithms, neural networks, and digital simulation, modern civilization is increasingly tempted by one powerful idea: consciousness is computation. The brain is hardware. Thought is software. Memory is storage. Understanding is output. Given enough complexity, the machine will become a mind. Roger Penrose refused to accept that answer. In Penrose and the Quantum Mystery of Mind, Clayton Louis Turnage explores one of the boldest and most controversial challenges to the machine model of consciousness. Penrose, a ...

There is nothing more unsettling than watching the inanimate begin to think. For centuries, humans have wondered what it means to have consciousness, what separates a machine from a living being, and what place the mind occupies in the vast ocean of the universe. Questions that have inhabited philosophy, religion, science, and literature. Today, these questions no longer belong solely to speculation: they brush against reality. Artificial intelligence has ceased to be merely a set of algorithms designed for precise calculation. It has become a mirror reflecting the image of the human — a ...

Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. If machine brains surpassed human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become extremely powerful - possibly beyond our control.

From Oxford's leading AI researcher comes a fun and accessible tour through the history and future of one of the most cutting edge and misunderstood field in science: Artificial Intelligence The somewhat ill-defined long-term aim of AI is to build machines that are conscious, self-aware, and...

Artificial intelligence is amplifying human ingenuity and disrupting the foundations of health care, military, entertainment, education, marketing and manufacturing. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power argues that this AI-driven revolution will have an unequal impact on different segments of humanity. There will be new winners and losers, new haves and have-nots, resulting in an unprecedented concentration of wealth and power.

Truer now than when it was written—the prophetic classic is back. Twenty-six years after its original publication, Borsook’s “smart, funny and irreverent” (The New York Times) critique of high-tech has proved a prescient assessment of a toxic ethos which has seeped...

This program includes an introduction read by the author. No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now...

Confused by Artificial Intelligence? You're not alone—and you don't need a technical background to understand it. Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we work, communicate, learn, and solve everyday problems. This beginner-friendly guide explains AI in simple language, without confusing technical jargon.

Picture a world where every thought you have sparks solutions, where your biggest challenges unravel in an instant, and your wildest dreams take flight—powered by a machine that thinks like you, only faster, sharper, limitless. Welcome to the edge of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), where human brilliance fuses with machine genius to ignite a revolution that will transform everything you know. In Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): The Symbiotic Future of Humans and Machines, Dr. Samuel Xiangming Li—whose forty-year journey through the heart of computing and AI fuels this ...

Jerry Fodor Explained: Modularity of Mind, Mental Representation, the Language of Thought, Cognitive Science, and AI is a practical introduction to one of the key figures in late twentieth-century philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Fodor helped define the case for explaining thought in terms of internal mental representations, symbolic structure, and computation. He also became a central voice in debates about perception, belief, meaning, and the limits of artificial intelligence. This book presents those arguments in clear language for readers who want a serious guide without ...

Every day, artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, work, and interact. From the voice in your smartphone to the algorithms behind your favorite streaming service, AI isn’t just the future—it’s your present. If you’re not keeping up, you’re already falling behind. This audiobook will help you stay ahead, understand what’s happening, and make sense of how AI impacts your life, career, and world.

The only AI book that turns tech blunders into belly laughs — while sneaking in serious smarts. "A book every executive should have." — Andrew A., Entrepreneur “I’ve read books that make you rethink AI—this one transformed the way I talk about it.” – Fernanda C., Reviewer Ever screamed at Siri? Rolled your eyes at a robo-advisor? Wondered whether AI is actually coming for your job — or just your patience? Finance expert and tech insider Lynn Raebsamen (CFA) takes you behind the curtain on today's most powerful — and most hilariously fallible — technologies. From self-...

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more dynamic and ubiquitous, it is dramatically empowering people in all walks of life while also giving rise to urgent questions about the future of humanity—a historic challenge whose contours and consequences are revealed by three eminent thinkers in...

One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind examines where the self comes from – and how our selves can exist in the minds of others. “I Am a Strange Loop is a work of rigorous thinking, but it’s also an extraordinary tribute to the memory of romantic love: The Year of...