The Prospect of a Humanitarian Artificial Intelligence: Agency and Value Alignment

Author:   Carlos Montemayor (San Francisco State University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350348370


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   23 February 2023
Format:   Hardback
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The Prospect of a Humanitarian Artificial Intelligence: Agency and Value Alignment


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In this open access book, Carlos Montemayor illuminates the development of artificial intelligence (AI) by examining our drive to live a dignified life. He uses the notions of agency and attention to consider our pursuit of what is important. His method shows how the best way to guarantee value alignment between humans and potentially intelligent machines is through attention routines that satisfy similar needs. Setting out a theoretical framework for AI Montemayor acknowledges its legal, moral, and political implications and takes into account how epistemic agency differs from moral agency. Through his insightful comparisons between human and animal intelligence, Montemayor makes it clear why adopting a need-based attention approach justifies a humanitarian framework. This is an urgent, timely argument for developing AI technologies based on international human rights agreements. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Carlos Montemayor and San Francisco State University.

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Author:   Carlos Montemayor (San Francisco State University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350348370


ISBN 10:   1350348376
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   23 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Glossary and Abbreviations Introduction: Normative Aspects of AI Development 1. Intelligence and Artificiality 2. General Intelligence and the Varieties of AI Risk-A Hierarchy of Needs 3. The Attentional Model of Epistemic Agency-The Main Source of Rational Trust in Humans (and Future AI) 4. The Handicaps of Unemotional Machines 5. The Vitality of Experience Against Mechanical Indifference 6. Are AIs Essentially Collective Agents? 7. The Legal, the Ethical, and the Political in AI Research 8. Human Rights and Human Needs Notes References Index

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The book by Montemayor is based on the solid ground of attention mechanisms, and it offers an urgent and original reflection on AI, the alignment of values, and the relevance of human rights in the development of AI systems. * Antonio Chella, Professor in Robotics, University of Palermo, Italy *


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Carlos Montemayor is Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, USA.

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