Philosophy of artificial intelligence

Belgian Ian Frejean, 11, walks with "Zora" the robot, a humanoid robot designed to entertain patients and to support care providers, at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium June 16, 2016.

What can AI learn from non-Western philosophies?

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Much of the work being done in the budding field of artificial intelligence ethics has been approached with Western ethical traditions in mind. One group of researchers is trying to change that, and recently released a report on what artificial intelligence developers — and the technologies themselves — can learn from Buddhism, Confucianism, Ubuntu and other non-Western ethical traditions.

Transcendence film photo

Scientists are starting to worry about ‘conscious’ machines, as in the movie ‘Transcendence’

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The Future of Artificial Intelligence