Tuesday 4/10

Machine Autonomy III: Against Machine Autonomy

Readings

Texts

• Mark Fisher, "A Note on Free Will and Artificial Intelligence"
• Norman Malcolm, "The Conceivability of Mechanism" (pdf)
• Harry G. Frankfurt, "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person"

Notes

• Fisher's Argument
• Malcolm's Argument
• Frankfurt's Theory

Lecture Quiz Questions

Note that the questions below refer to our readings and discussion from Thursday, 4/5.

• What is the (irreducible) first person perspective, and why is it problematic for the prospect of robot agency?
• What is the distinction between objective and reactive attitudes?
• What is Wolf's Perfect Android, and what point does she make with it?
• What is the Case of Ted the Paranoid Roboticist, and what does it show?