Homo Ludens, Machine Ludens: The Way to Ideal Neural Network and Background of Posthumanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-1) ◽  
pp. 151-165
Author(s):  
Maria Ivanchenko ◽  
◽  
Pavel Arkhipov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Homo Sapiens ◽  
Philosophical Concept ◽  
Critical Methodology ◽  
Strong Artificial Intelligence ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

The article consists of an introduction, a main part with three sections and a conclusion. The purpose of the study is to disclose the content of the concepts of “A Man Playing”, “A Machine Playing”, “Posthumanism” and “Essentiocognitivism”; review current advances in artificial intelligence and neural networks. The article focuses on the philosophy of posthumanism in the context of its application in machine learning, as well as a new philosophical concept called “essentiocognitivism” in its relation to artificial intelligence. The object of the study is the philosophical concept of essentiosocognitivism. The subject of the article is the consideration of certain aspects of this concept related to artificial intelligence as a “playing machine” and the positioning of a human being in the world of posthumanism. In the course of the work, critical methodology was used, on the basis of which the strengths and weaknesses of artificial neural networks were highlighted, the current state of the most famous playing neural networks, such as OpenAI and Alpha series from DeepMind, was analyzed, and the upcoming development of AI is considered in the context of a technological singularity. A philosophical comprehension has been made of certain aspects of essentiocognitivism, which play an important role in the history of the development of posthumanism. It is noted that the future of neural networks is largely determined by the gaming industry and moves towards the creation of a strong artificial intelligence, like the Playing Machine. Scientific novelty consists in examining a fundamentally new concept in the history of philosophy and substantiating the place and role of AI in the evolution of intelligent man. In the course of work, it was revealed that AI and, in particular, promising neural networks allow us to predict the probable future of mankind. As a basic thesis, we use the position derived from biological sciences that the evolution of the species Homo sapiens is not over, and will continue in a technological manner. As a result of the study, a working concept of essentiocognitivism was introduced, and the conclusion was made that trans- and posthumanism can solve many global problems of mankind. It is emphasized that the future lies in the creation of a strong AI.

The Exploration of Autonomous Vehicles

2022 ◽  
pp. 930-944
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Gephardt ◽  
Elizabeth Baoying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Artificial Intelligent ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

This chapter explores the world of autonomous vehicles. Starting from the beginning, it covers the history of the automobile dating back to 1769. It explains how the first production automobile came about in 1885. The chapter dives into the history of auto safety, ranging from seatbelts to full-on autonomous features. One of the main focuses is the creation and implementation of artificial intelligent (AI), neural networks, intelligent agents, and deep Learning Processes. Combining the hardware on the vehicle with the intelligence of AI creates what we know as autonomous vehicles today.

The Future of the Past

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Borrut
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Eighth Century ◽  
Historical Writing ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Early Islamic ◽  
Sacred History

Writing the history of the first centuries of Islam poses thorny methodological problems, because our knowledge rests upon narrative sources produced later in Abbasid Iraq. The creation of an “official” version of the early Islamic past (i.e., a vulgate), composed contemporarily with the consolidation of Abbasid authority in the Middle East, was not the first attempt by Muslims to write about their origins. This Abbasid-era version succeeded when previous efforts vanished, or were reshaped, in rewritings and enshrined as the “official” version of Islamic sacred history. Attempts to impose different historical orthodoxies affected the making of this version, as history was rewritten with available materials, partly determined by earlier generations of Islamic historians. This essay intends to discuss a robust culture of historical writing in eighth-century Syria and to suggest approaches to access these now-lost historiographical layers torn between memory and oblivion, through Muslim and non-Muslim sources.

Oncology Institute of the Republic of Moldova is 55 years (outlines of history)

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 101-104
Author(s):  
Viktor F. Chernat
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronological Order ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Oncology Service ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Republic

In chronological order, there is presented the history of the creation of Oncology Service of the Republic of Moldova. There were mentioned most prominent public health leaders who participated in the creation and functioning of the Oncological service. There are described the main achievements and challenges of the service for the future.

scholarly journals Humans and humanity at a crossroads, reading Huxley’s brave new world in light of harari’s homo deus

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-126
Author(s):  
Reimundus Raymond Fatubun
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Homo Sapiens ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Working Classes ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Brave New World ◽  
Lower Castes ◽  
History Book

We don't know where humanity is going. It's challenging to keep up with the rapid advancements in science and technology. In real life, both true and fictional 'truths' play important roles. Huxley's utopian/dystopian novel Brave New World (BNW) depicts a possible future for humanity through his description of a society organized and controlled through the use of science. A contemporary history book, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (HD), also discusses the potential of humanity facing extinction in the future. This discussion employs HD to shed light on BNW, using Marxist and New Historicist arguments. Its goals are to analyze the irony in the works, the threat to invention and creativity, oligarchy and hedonism, the name allusions in the works, and the future prospect of engeneered homo sapiens as eternal working classes. The research discovered that both books are based on humanism, but humans are not treated as they should, that the lower castes in BNW cannot become innovative and creative because they are engineered, that the small oligarchy (the Alphas) maintains its power by providing pleasures for the lower castes so as to forget that they are being controlled.

‘The History of Gods’

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
Joshua Grimm
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
Turing Test ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

The evolution of artificial intelligence in science fiction film has showcased an array of technological marvels, and yet each reflects the era in which the films were made, be it what the device looks like, the extent of its power, or the ethical/moral issues surrounding its existence. Ex Machina is no different, with the development of AI firmly embedded in the tech industry. Caleb’s entire purpose for being at Nathan’s compound is to determine whether Nathan has, in fact, created artificial intelligence or if Ava is simply imitating human interactions. This is called the Turing Test, which has been around for nearly 70 years, and it has been rigorously debated for almost its entire existence. Ex Machina pushes this debate by accepting and challenging key assumptions of the Turing Test while positing its own: The role affection/attraction/love might play in the entire process. As such, by considering these emotional components (as expressed toward the creation rather than from it) grounds the discussion in terms of morality and soul, something previous films have treated more as a by-product of artificial intelligence.

Emotions and Temporalities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margrit Pernau
Keyword(s):  
History Of Emotions ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
New Perspective

This Element brings together the history of emotions and temporalities, offering a new perspective on both. Time was often imagined as a movement from the past to the future: the past is gone and the future not yet here. Only present-day subjects could establish relations to other times, recovering history as well as imagining and anticipating the future. In a movement paralleling the emphasis on the porous self, constituted by emotions situated not inside but between subjects, this Element argues for a porous present, which is open to the intervention of ghosts coming from the past and from the future. What needs investigating is the flow between times as much as the creation of boundaries between them, which first banishes the ghosts and then denies their existence. Emotions are the most important way through which subjects situate and understand themselves in time.

scholarly journals Can Artworks by Artificial Intelligence be Artworks?

2019 ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Yeonsook Park
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Homo Sapiens ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Adversarial Networks ◽  
Rutgers University ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
New Phase

The thinking power of Homo sapiens made human beings the lord of all creation. The ability to reason is also the premise of human existence. We, however, now know that this is not confined only to human but to Artificial Intelligence. Over the history of humankind, human beings have attempted to create an immortal being that could surpass their abilities and complements their inferiorities. We are making something immortal and transcendent, which are different properties from our own. Artificial Intelligence may be able to evolve on its own like humans have been doing. As a kind of numerical being, humans are able to be omnipresent with the technology provided. This new kind of existence makes us think about and see things differently. Humans are attempting to create ‘beings’ that can generate art, take care of weak human beings, talk and discuss human issues, and even fall in love with humans. As our minds can run beyond the boundaries created by our body limitations, we would like to infuse our creativity into AI that might evolve from its original state. Similar to what Prometheus did, humans are attempting to share their legacy with another existence. Recently a research team from Rutgers University in New Jersey proposed a system named CAN: Creative Adversarial Networks for generating art with creative characteristics. The team demonstrated a realization of this system based on a novel, creative adversarial network. Their proposed system possesses the ability to produce novel artworks which make people believe human artists produced them. The data the team proposes proves that AI now attempts to do something considered as a creative activity. With this research, the definition of art should be reconsidered. Since the Fountain(1917) by Duchamp, open concepts toward artworks have been embraced by many artists and their colleagues. However, it is time to contemplate the new phase. When we regard something as artwork, should it be created, selected, and combined by human beings? Is it possible that the thing that is accepted as artwork by people can be art? This paper seeks to propose several opinions regarding these questions. Article received: June 23, 2019; Article accepted: July 6, 2019; Published online: October 15, 2019; Review articleHow to cite this article: Park, Yeonsook. "Can Artworks by Artificial Intelligence be Artworks?" AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 20 (2019): 113-121. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i20.332

„Blicken wir in die Originalausgabe!“

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-141
Author(s):  
Christa Jansohn ◽  
Bodo Plachta
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Textual Criticism ◽  
Critical Reception ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Critical Methodology ◽  
Editorial Theory ◽  
Editorial Practice ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

Abstract With his contributions both to textual criticism and editorial methodology, Michael Bernays substantially shaped the field of scholarly editorial practice in the nineteenth century. While his treatise of 1866, Über Kritik und Geschichte des Goetheschen Textes (On the Critical Reception and History of Goethe’s Texts), has come to be recognized as one of ‘foundational’ documents of editorial theory and practice, his 1872 analysis of the gestation and emergence of August Wilhelm Schlegel’s Shakespeare translations (Zur Entstehungsgeschichte des Schlegelschen Shakespeare – The Creation of Schlegel’s Shakespeare), as well as his conception of a new and revised edition of the Schlegel-Tieck translation (1871–1873, 1892), have both until now attracted very little attention. This article attempts to provide a more precise account of Bernays’ text-critical methodology, and to set his editorial deliberations over the Schlegel-Tieck translation in the broader context of contemporary endeavours to create a ‘German’ Shakespeare.

The Exploration of Autonomous Vehicles

2020 ◽  
pp. 108-122
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Gephardt ◽  
Elizabeth Baoying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Artificial Intelligent ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

This chapter explores the world of autonomous vehicles. Starting from the beginning, it covers the history of the automobile dating back to 1769. It explains how the first production automobile came about in 1885. The chapter dives into the history of auto safety, ranging from seatbelts to full-on autonomous features. One of the main focuses is the creation and implementation of artificial intelligent (AI), neural networks, intelligent agents, and deep Learning Processes. Combining the hardware on the vehicle with the intelligence of AI creates what we know as autonomous vehicles today.

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