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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-100262549980

ISBN-139780262549981

eBay Product ID (ePID)12067369863

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Book TitleMachine Agency

Number of Pages184 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPhilosophy & Social Aspects, Social Aspects, Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, General

Publication Year2025

GenreComputers, Technology & Engineering, Science

AuthorBeba Cibralic, James Mattingly

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-004560

Dewey Edition23/eng/20240415

Dewey Decimal601

Table Of ContentPreface 1. Orientation 2. Myths of Machine Agents 3. Debates about Machine Minds 4. Exploring Agency 5. A Minimalist Theory of Machine Agency 6. Computational Implementation of Agency 7. Biology and Brains 8. Information, Communication, and Control 9. Responsible Agents 10. Agents in the Social World: Moral Status and Relationships Notes Index

SynopsisAn engaging exploration of agency that provides students with the critical tools needed to understand and participate in debates about future machines. The great promise of artificial intelligence's evolution lives alongside an equally great anxiety. As we develop increasingly autonomous machines that do things in the world, questions about agency--distinguishing machines that can act from those that cannot--are among the thorniest we face. A concise and probing exploration of agency, this accessible textbook provides the critical, technical, and conceptual tools needed to make sense of rapid changes in what machines can do and their role in our lives. James Mattingly and Beba Cibralic begin with an examination of foundational issues: What is agency? How does it differ from mindedness, consciousness, and intelligence? Can we attribute agency to certain machines, and if so, how and why? They then examine the social and ethical implications of building ever more complex machines, including those concerning moral status and responsibility. Drawing together ideas from philosophy and computer science as well as from information theory, literature, and the history of science, Machine Agency invites students to participate thoughtfully in critical debates about future machines. - Provides a roadmap for interrogating the concept of machine agency suitable for philosophy majors and non-majors alike - Investigates the connections between developments in AI and pressing issues in analytic philosophy - Explores the social and ethical impacts of computational systems with agency Features robust end-of-chapter exercises, An engaging exploration of agency that provides students with the critical tools needed to understand and participate in debates about future machines. The great promise of artificial intelligence's evolution lives alongside an equally great anxiety. As we develop increasingly autonomous machines that do things in the world, questions about agency-distinguishing machines that can act from those that cannot-are among the thorniest we face. A concise and probing exploration of agency, this accessible textbook provides the critical, technical, and conceptual tools needed to make sense of rapid changes in what machines can do and their role in our lives. James Mattingly and Beba Cibralic begin with an examination of foundational issues- What is agency? How does it differ from mindedness, consciousness, and intelligence? Can we attribute agency to certain machines, and if so, how and why? They then examine the social and ethical implications of building ever more complex machines, including those concerning moral status and responsibility. Drawing together ideas from philosophy and computer science as well as from information theory, literature, and the history of science, Machine Agency invites students to participate thoughtfully in critical debates about future machines. . Provides a roadmap for interrogating the concept of machine agency suitable for philosophy majors and non-majors alike . Investigates the connections between developments in AI and pressing issues in analytic philosophy . Explores the social and ethical impacts of computational systems with agency Features robust end-of-chapter exercises

LC Classification NumberT14.M346 2024