Unknowable Minds : Philosophical Insights on AI and Autonomous Weapons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence--Philosophy.

Artificial intelligence.

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Luton, Bedfordshire : Imprint Academic, 2025.

Summary:

Imagine that in the cold heart of a secret military facility, a new form of intelligence awakens. It is a synthetic mind born from intricate algorithms and complex computations, operating in ways unfathomable to its human creators. Charged with safeguarding national security, this intelligence orchestrates strategies that defy human ethics and laws of war, leaving its creators both awed and unnerved.Unknowable Minds delves into the unsettling reality of entrusting our safety to an intelligence that lacks human essence. As we navigate the Age of Artificial Intelligence, these systems -- powering everything from our smartphones to military defenses -- remain inherently opaque and unpredictable. The book explores how AI differs from any technology we've ever developed, its inherent complexities, and the profound risks it poses to our future.Drawing on philosophy, AI theory, and national security insights, this book offers a thought-provoking examination of AI's potential and peril. Fr.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Dedication

Epigraph

Disclaimer

Acknowledgments

Unknowable Minds

Chapter 1: Unknowable Minds in a Complex World

1.1. Project Titan Mind

1.2. The Age of Artificial Intelligence

1.3. We Live in a Complex World

1.4. AI and its Complex Risks

1.5. A Note on National Security

End notes

Chapter 2: Honeybees, Complexity, and the Philosophy of Emergence

2.1. The Complex Lives of Bees

2.2. The Science of Complex Systems

2.3. The Metaphysical Nature of Emergence and Algorithmic Incompressibility

2.4. Cellular Automata

2.5. Complexity and Connectivity

2.6. From Bees to Artificial Intelligence

Chapter 3: Moral Hazards and AI Challenges

3.1. Paperclips for All Mankind

3.2. Notions of Autonomy

3.3. Explainability, Alignment, and Control

3.4. Distributed AI Systems

3.5. AI Motivation

3.6. Moral Problems with Contemporary Generative Models

3.7. Is Aligned AI Possible?

Chapter 4: AI in Military and Defense

4.1. Project Titan Mind-The Aftermath

4.2. Levels of War

4.3. Ethical Frameworks for AI in Military Applications

4.4. Jus bellum ex Machina: Just War from the Machine?

4.5. Arguments from Human Dignity

4.6. The Perils of AI Weapon Proliferation

Chapter 5: AI, Global Competition, and Security

5.1. Disruptive Technologiesand Existential Risk

5.2. AI as a Global Threat

5.3. AI as an Enabler of Conflict

5.4. Complexity and Global Dynamics

5.5. Understanding Existential Risk

5.6. The Challenge of Building a Global Consensus

5.7. The Feasibility of Global Controls

5.8. Marching Toward an Uncertain Future

Chapter 6: Navigating Our Complex AI Future

6.1. Project Titan Mind-Divergent Futures.

6.2. The Complexity of Unknowable Minds

6.3. The Near-Term Possibility of Advanced AI

6.4. Advanced AI and Deus ex Machina

6.5. A Call for Humility

Back Matter

Bibliography.

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ISBN:

1-78836-132-6

1-78836-131-8

OCLC:

1515461629