Call for Papers: Artificial Intelligence: The Great Promise (Download: April 1, 2020)
CALL FOR PAPERS (Artificial Intelligence: The Great Promise, Deadline: April 1, 2020)
Anthology by DenkWerkstatt Berlin for the general public
Editors: Anna Strasser, Berlin | Katja Stepec, Berlin | Ralf Stapelfeldt, Hamburg | Wolfgang Sohst, Berlin
In addition to the invited articles by Daniel Dennett, Sybille Krämer, Dieter Mersch, Catrin Misselhorn, and Walther Ch. Zimmerli, we continue to welcome abstracts!
Contributions should be submitted in German and should be accessible to readers without an academic background.
Please submit an abstract of no more than 1,000 words as a PDF or Word document, along with a brief biographical note, to: KI-Sammelband@xenomoi.de <mailto:KI-Sammelband@xenomoi.de> (Deadline: April 1, 2020)
Formal details and further information: https://www.denkwerkstatt.berlin/CFP-SAMMELBAND-KI/
Deadline for full papers: September 1, 2020
The term “artificial intelligence” (AI) encompasses a wide range of technological innovations and their impact on our society. A growing number of social robotics products equipped with artificial intelligence are now being used in industry, transportation, healthcare, the military, education, and children’s toys. Although we interact with such products on a daily basis, it remains unclear to this day what exactly is meant by “artificial intelligence,” nor do we have a clear definition of the concept of natural intelligence. The aim of this anthology is to bring together various perspectives on the conceptual definition of “intelligence,” as well as an assessment of the opportunities and limitations of artificial intelligence, and, not least, an evaluation of risks and potential societal changes.
To this end, we propose potential questions in two thematic areas, though the selection of topics need not necessarily be limited to these:
(1) DEFINITION / DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUMANS AND MACHINES / LIMITS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
How can different aspects of intelligence be distinguished?
Which aspects of intelligence cannot be realized in artificial intelligence?
How can machines with artificial intelligence be distinguished from both humans and animals with natural intelligence, as well as from non-intelligent machines (artifacts)?
What are the sufficient and necessary conditions for attributing artificial intelligence?nz?
(2) CONSEQUENCES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Can our understanding of sociality extend beyond biology?
Do we need social norms for interacting with artificial systems?
Will the scope for discretion change radically when artificial systems become decision-makers?
How might humans change through the integration of artificial intelligence (transhumanism and posthumanism)?