The Computational Theory of Mind: Ethical and Philosophical Implications in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
International Journal of Combinatorial Optimization Problems and Informatics January 2, 2026 J. Ruiz-Vanoye, O. Díaz-Parra, Marco A. Vera-Jiménez et al.
The Computational Theory of Mind (CTM) posits that the human mind operates in ways analogous to a computer, processing information through symbolic representations and formal rules. With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs), the scope and implications of CTM have broadened considerably. This paper examines the ethical and philosophical dilemmas associated...