PHL443
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
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