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» "Minds, Brains, and Programs" - John Searle's seminal text on problems with the metaphor of the brain as "computing device" in which his famous "Chinese Room" argument is brought forth as criticism of the philosophical foundation for examining human cognition via com
» A Definition of AI - A proposition for a formal definition of AI.
» A Philosophical Encounter by Aaron Sloman - In Proceedings 14th International Joint Conference on AI Montreal, August 1995: `A philosophical encounter: An interactive presentation of some of the key philosophical problems in AI and AI problems in philosophy.'
» Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness - ASSC "promotes research directed toward understanding the nature, function, and underlying mechanisms of consciousness."
» Astro Biological Coenergetics - "An unorthodox new look at mind, consciousness and perception"
» Being Real by Judith S. Donath - This appears in Goldberg, K. (ed.) The Robot in the Garden: Telerobotics and Telepistemology in the Age of the Internet, MIT Press
» Brain in a Vat - Can bad men make good brains do bad things?
» Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography - Recent works in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of artificial intelligence, and on consciousness in the sciences
» Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind - A comprehensive and up-to-date collection of terms, definitions, and scholarly works on the topic of Philosophy of Mind that provides useful background material for the study of artificial intelligence theory.
» Ethics for Machines - An esssay dealing with how to apply ethics to the possible thinking machines of the future.
» Generation 5: Artificial Intelligence Repository - One of the most comprehensive sites on Artificial Intelligence. Includes code, examples, documents, links and essays.
» God Is the Machine - In the beginning there was 0. And then there was 1. A mind-bending meditation on the transcendent power of digital computation. By Kevin Kelly
» Imagination, Mental Imagery, Consciousness, Cognition - "A resource for the study of imagination and mental images and their relevance to the understanding of consciousness and cognition"
» Kiss me, you human - By Stephen Humphries: Robot Kismet can walk, talk, and make logical decisions. What's the next step in the quest for artificial intelligence?
» Knowbotic Interface Project - "A philosophical and scientific exploration in the art of digital modelling of the human consciousness"
» MainFrame: Artificial Intelligence - Material on Artificial Intelligence as engineering with emphasis on the exploitation of logic. A topography is presented with logic at the center.
» PSYCHE: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Consciousness - "A refereed electronic journal dedicated to supporting the interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of consciousness and its relation to the brain."
» Philosophers of Mind - Links to online papers on AI and Philosophy of Mind.
» Philosophy Topics: AI - AI Topics provides basic, understandable information and helpful resources concerning artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on material available online.
» Philosophy and AI - This is a tentative, preliminary and open-ended list of possible questions, problem-areas and discussion topics related to philosophy and artificial intelligence.
» Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence Research Group - Research papers on philosophy and AI, including work on causality, probability and Bayesian networks.
» Philosophy and History of AI - Philosophy and history of AI, personalities, links and suggested reading.
» Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography. A massive listing.
» Polycontexturality Homepage - The idea of an extension of classical logic to cover simultaneously active ontological locations develop a philosophical theory and a mathematics of dialectics and of self-referential systems - a cybernetic theory of subjectivity as an interplay of cognit
» Principia Cybernetica - The Principia Cybernetica Project (PCP) is an international organization that tries to tackle age-old philosophical questions with the help of the most recent cybernetic theories and technologies. Stated more precisely, the Project's aim is the compu
» Risks - Artificial Intelligence - Links to topic areas such as theology, ethics, financial, legal and medical issues.
» Sentience: The next moral dilemma - By Richard Barry: Humankind will have to decide how to live with a new sentient race. Sometime in the future machines will reach a level of intelligence that will challenge, or even surpass our own.
» Some Philosophy and AI material - Links to resources for the following topics: Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Technical Documents.
» Stevan Harnad E-Prints on Cognitive Psychology - Papers on categorical perception, the symbol grounding problem, and consciousness, with particular emphasis on the philosophy of AI.
» The Digital Philosopher - by Harvey Blume Can robotics shed light on the human mind? On evolution? Daniel Dennett -- whose work unites neuroscience, computer science, and evolutionary biology -- has some provocative answers. Is he on to something, or just chasing the zeitgeist?
» The Ethics of AI - eAI has a collection of papers relating to examinations of the ethical implications of advances in Artificial Intelligence.
» The mammalian brain - "An old, bare-metal programmer looks at the mammalian brain and ventures a few remarks"
» Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence - Some reflections on Artificial Intelligence and the nature of the Turing Test.