PHL 443

PHL 443 Human and Machine Intelligence Essay
Week 3 Assignment Human and Machine Intelligence Essay Select a philosophical approach: ontological, epistemological, axiological, or metaphysical. Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you compare and contrast the fundamental similarities and differences between human and machine intelligence using your selected philosophical approach. Include the following in your paper: Categorize the current goals and limitations of artificial intelligence. Explain how the functioning of the right and left hemispheres of the brain relates to machine (artificial) intelligence. Develop your own criteria for identifying a thinking machine. Include at least six references from peer-reviewed sources. At least one of these references must be from the Electronic Reserve Readings used in this course. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PHL 443 Philosophical Terms Exercise
Philosophical Terms Exercise, located on your student website
PHL 443 Mind Body Debate
Selection 3.2: Republic—Plato and Selection 3.4: Meno—Plato in Ch. 3 of Philosophy: The Power of Ideas Imagine philosophers René Descartes and John Searle were in a room discussing the mind–body question. How might their conversation sound? What important elements of the question might they discuss? How might their conversation develop? Create a 700- to 1,050-word dialogue of the mind–body debate from the point of view of Descartes and Searle. Each character must present and critique arguments. Each character’s position must be identifiable. The dialogue does not need to have a final resolution. Include the following issues: Is the mind independent of the body? Is the mind more than the electrical impulses generated by the brain? Descartes believed we can doubt the existence of physical matter, including our bodies, but we cannot deny our conscious minds. Searle believes the mind is a rule-based information processing system. Are the mind and body two separate entities, or are they dependent on each other? Conclude with a 350- to 700-word summary of the dialogue and response. Discuss how your own views relate to the mind–body debate
PHL 443 Mind and Consciousness Questions
Write a 1,400-word response to the questions below based on the assigned readings. In the Electronic Reserve Reading “Consciousness,” John Searle poses some basic questions regarding the subjectivity of consciousness and whether this is strictly a biological process. What do you think of these arguments? What are your own conclusions? What is the difference between syntactic knowledge and semantic knowledge? Cite examples from your own experience. Using examples from your own experience, discuss the difference between the form and content of knowledge. What are the implications of the form and content of knowledge when assessing machine intelligence? What is the difference between the concepts of thinking, consciousness, and knowledge in relation to machine intelligence and human intelligence? Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PHL 443 Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights Presentation
Presentation Consider the possible future of artificial intelligence. Create a bill of rights based on your predictions for the future of artificial intelligence. Introduce the following topic as a philosophical question: If we were able to determine if a machine has self-awareness, would that machine have rights? What ethical criteria or definition of thinking would be required to qualify for these rights? For example, is Bicentennial Man or the character of Lieutenant Commander Data on the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation a realistic possibility? If so, do these mechanical beings deserve to be called life forms and treated as life forms with inalienable rights? Do intelligent beings have free will? Present your bill of rights in a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in a 15 minute oral presentation