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
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?