MEETING FLORIDI'S CHALLENGE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM THE KNOWLEDGE‐GAME TEST FOR SELF‐CONSCIOUSNESS
Metaphilosophy April 1, 2010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9973.2010.01639.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Floridi's demanding version of the knowledge game, intended to ensure self-consciousness in those who pass it, can be met by logic-based AI in the foreseeable future, thereby challenging the assumption that such a test is beyond AI's reach. |
Abstract
Abstract: In the course of seeking an answer to the question “How do you know you are not a zombie?”Floridi (2005) issues an ingenious, philosophically rich challenge to artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of an extremely demanding version of the so‐called knowledge game (or “wise‐man puzzle,” or “muddy‐children puzzle”)—one that purportedly ensures that those who pass it are self‐conscious. In this article, on behalf of (at least the logic‐based variety of) AI, I take up the challenge—which is to say, I try to show that this challenge can in fact be met by AI in the foreseeable future.