The Obsolescence of Human Beings in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book series January 29, 2026 Silvio Andrae
This chapter examines the question of qualia in the context of artificial intelligence and links it to Günther Anders' diagnosis of the ‘Promethean gap.' The aim is to combine the ontological debate on machine consciousness with an anthropological-ethical perspective. Methodologically, classical positions in the philosophy of mind (functionalism, Searle, Tononi, panpsychism) are systematically...