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Artificial Intelligence

Introduction

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. These tasks include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and natural language processing. AI has already had a significant impact on our daily lives, from voice assistants like Siri and Alexa to self-driving cars and personalised advertising.

The Three Laws of Robotics

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Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics began as a literary device but grew into one of the most influential ideas in science fiction and AI ethics. This essay explores their origins, how they shaped his stories, their relevance to real-world robotics, and the deeper philosophical ...

Sally Haslanger: Rethinking Identity, Power, and Social Reality

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Sally Haslanger is a leading contemporary philosopher whose work on social construction, identity, and power reshapes how we understand gender, race, and social reality. Combining analytic precision with a commitment to social justice, she offers a rigorous framework for analysing, and improving, the structures that ...

Is the Turing Test Still Relevant?

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When Alan Turing proposed his now-famous test in 1950, it was a daring thought experiment: if a human could converse with a machine and not tell the difference, the machine could be said to “think.” For decades, the Turing Test was a beacon — a ...

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Rebuilding Babel: Language, AI, and the Future of Communication

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Language has always been humanity’s most powerful tool—a bridge connecting people, a marker of identity, and, at times, a weapon for division. From the biblical myth of Babel to the rise of global empires, and now into the age of artificial intelligence, the evolution of ...

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Moravec’s Paradox: Why AI Can Solve Complex Problems but Struggles with Simple Tasks

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In the 1980s, AI researcher Hans Moravec made a fascinating observation about the challenges of artificial intelligence, which became known as Moravec’s Paradox. He pointed out that the tasks we humans consider complex, such as mathematical reasoning, abstract thinking, or playing chess, are relatively easy ...

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John Searle: Minds, Machines, and the Making of Meaning

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Explore John Searle's innovative ideas challenging AI limits and delving into consciousness. Discover his works on intentionality, social reality, and philosophy of mind.