Descartes in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Reconsidering the Cogito through Learning, Decision-Making, and Diachronic Identity
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 30, 2026 Melih Yörük
Recent artificial intelligence systems can learn from data, evaluate alternative actions, maintain memory, and pursue goals across extended interactions. These capacities have renewed questions about whether artificial systems should be understood exclusively as tools or whether some may qualify as individuals. This article develops a functional account of artificial individuality while...