Wittgenstein and Artificial Intelligence, Volume I - (Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein) by Alice C Helliwell & Alessandro Rossi & Brian Ball

About the Book

Wittgenstein and AI (Volume I): Mind and Language. This is the first of two edited collections, exploring Wittgensteinian themes in AI. The issues covered by the various chapters of this volume range over a number of topics, with a specific focus on mind and language.

Book Synopsis

Wittgenstein and AI (Volume I): Mind and Language. This is the first of two edited collections, exploring Wittgensteinian themes in AI. The issues covered by the various chapters of this volume range over a number of topics, with a specific focus on mind and language.

Review Quotes

'The essays collected in these two volumes amount to the most sustained and up-todate discussion of AI from the standpoint of Wittgenstein's philosophy. With contributors raising searching questions on a wide range of topics, these volumes will greatly enrich our philosophical understanding of AI and its implications.' - Mathieu Marion, Professor of Philosophy, Université du Québec à Montréal

'The exotic mind-like entities now emerging from artificial intelligence bend the conventional categories of analytical philosophy into new shapes, and sometimes threaten to fracture them altogether. Wittgenstein's critical work is essential for navigating this unfamiliar conceptual territory.' - Murray Shanahan, Professor of Cognitive Robotics, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, and Principal Research Scientist at Google DeepMind

Wittgenstein and AI makes for fascinating reading as it engages Wittgenstein's enactivist philosophy to explore the conceptual and real possibilities of "thinking machines". Wittgenstein proves an indispensable partner in our attempts to understand and develop the future interaction between humans and machines, their moral status and possible clashes with our human form of life.' - Danièle Moyal-Sharrock, Professor of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire; President of the British Wittgenstein Society

About the Author

Brian Ball is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Northeastern University London. His research spans a range of areas, notably the philosophy of mind, language and artificial intelligence, and he has taught the early history of analytic philosophy, including Wittgenstein.

Alice Helliwell is Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Northeastern University London. Her research is focused on computational creativity and AI art, including questions of aesthetics and ethics.

Alessandro Rossi is Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Northeastern University London. His work focuses on logic, metaphysics and the areas in which they intersect.