NATURAL LAW, KANTIAN ETHICS
... What motivates the woman to have an abortion? Does she fulfil the ‘good-will’ criteria? Is the decision based on reason or desire? Or fear? Who is she considering? Herself or the embryo? Can abortion become a ‘universal law of nature?’ Can we will that all fetuses are aborted? Alternatively can the ...
... What motivates the woman to have an abortion? Does she fulfil the ‘good-will’ criteria? Is the decision based on reason or desire? Or fear? Who is she considering? Herself or the embryo? Can abortion become a ‘universal law of nature?’ Can we will that all fetuses are aborted? Alternatively can the ...
How to approach ethical issues a brief guide
... resolution) and do not deal with emotional aspects or relationships. In particular the concept of autonomy is widely misunderstood. It does not necessarily mean doing what someone requests or demands at one point in time. It implies a settled view of the individual reached by deliberation as to what ...
... resolution) and do not deal with emotional aspects or relationships. In particular the concept of autonomy is widely misunderstood. It does not necessarily mean doing what someone requests or demands at one point in time. It implies a settled view of the individual reached by deliberation as to what ...
WWAI. Towards a massively-parallel-wetware
... might emerge from neuron-like processes, or more exactly - the topic is: how to construct a neural network, so that symbolic logical inference will emerge from its dynamics? The aim of projects such as Goertzel's Novamente is “not to build a hybrid system that is part symbolic and part connectionist ...
... might emerge from neuron-like processes, or more exactly - the topic is: how to construct a neural network, so that symbolic logical inference will emerge from its dynamics? The aim of projects such as Goertzel's Novamente is “not to build a hybrid system that is part symbolic and part connectionist ...
Everyday ethical dilemmas in healthcare: power, politics and practice
... We are pleased to announce our second everyday ethics conference and to invite you to submit a paper, poster or creative workshop activity. Our inaugural conference in January 2015 brought together practitioners, people who use services, students and academics from different disciplines to explore t ...
... We are pleased to announce our second everyday ethics conference and to invite you to submit a paper, poster or creative workshop activity. Our inaugural conference in January 2015 brought together practitioners, people who use services, students and academics from different disciplines to explore t ...
Institutional Integrity and Organizational Ethics
... Senior leadership needs to be “on board” The institutional mission, vision and values must be known and alive! Perception that it is “safe” to explore areas of conflict/concern and that it is OK for people to disagree ...
... Senior leadership needs to be “on board” The institutional mission, vision and values must be known and alive! Perception that it is “safe” to explore areas of conflict/concern and that it is OK for people to disagree ...
Slides - Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
... • I am the psychotherapist. Please, describe your problems. Each time you are finished talking, type RET twice. • i'm having a hard time with my students • Why do you say that? • well, they keep asking me for money • Maybe your plans have something to do with this. • what plans? • Is it because of y ...
... • I am the psychotherapist. Please, describe your problems. Each time you are finished talking, type RET twice. • i'm having a hard time with my students • Why do you say that? • well, they keep asking me for money • Maybe your plans have something to do with this. • what plans? • Is it because of y ...
The Road to Enterprise AI
... All of these questions are AI centric. It presupposes the answer. Artificial Intelligence, the ultimate magic bullet of machine learning, deep learning, NLP, NLG, etc. The proverbial hammer looking for a nail. These, dear Business Leader, are “wrong questions”. You are suffering from a case of AI an ...
... All of these questions are AI centric. It presupposes the answer. Artificial Intelligence, the ultimate magic bullet of machine learning, deep learning, NLP, NLG, etc. The proverbial hammer looking for a nail. These, dear Business Leader, are “wrong questions”. You are suffering from a case of AI an ...
Intelligent Agents
... as by the properties of the object under consideration. If we are able to explain and predict its behavior we have little temptation to imagine intelligence. With the same object, therefore, it is possible that one man would consider it as intelligent and another would not; the second man would have ...
... as by the properties of the object under consideration. If we are able to explain and predict its behavior we have little temptation to imagine intelligence. With the same object, therefore, it is possible that one man would consider it as intelligent and another would not; the second man would have ...
Lesson 2 Meta Ethics - mrslh Philosophy & Ethics
... Morality is not dependent on the material world It explains why different societies share moral values (such as murder is wrong) It does not require a God as the source of absolute ethical principles It explains the idea that human beings seem to have an innate moral sense It allows for cultural/ind ...
... Morality is not dependent on the material world It explains why different societies share moral values (such as murder is wrong) It does not require a God as the source of absolute ethical principles It explains the idea that human beings seem to have an innate moral sense It allows for cultural/ind ...
Andrew Baker - Georgetown Commons
... perpetrators. They were more than willing to acknowledge the underlying cultural circumstances that may have precipitated the event, yet would not agree that a moral wrong had occurred. She attributed this to her generation’s reluctance to impose their standards on other cultures. She says that “bei ...
... perpetrators. They were more than willing to acknowledge the underlying cultural circumstances that may have precipitated the event, yet would not agree that a moral wrong had occurred. She attributed this to her generation’s reluctance to impose their standards on other cultures. She says that “bei ...
CP052 E-Commerce Technology
... specify domains and reasoning tasks of a situated software agent, different logical systems for inference over formal domain representations, various learning techniques and agent technology CO2: Identify symbolic knowledge representation to specify domains and reasoning tasks of a situated software ...
... specify domains and reasoning tasks of a situated software agent, different logical systems for inference over formal domain representations, various learning techniques and agent technology CO2: Identify symbolic knowledge representation to specify domains and reasoning tasks of a situated software ...
Quantifying Uncertainty
... qOn the other hand, the problem might not be in the fact that T/F values can change over time but rather that we are not certain of the T/F value qAgents almost never have access to the whole truth about their environment qAgents must act in the presence of uncertainty ...
... qOn the other hand, the problem might not be in the fact that T/F values can change over time but rather that we are not certain of the T/F value qAgents almost never have access to the whole truth about their environment qAgents must act in the presence of uncertainty ...
Abstract
... Abstract It is shown how Componential Explanation as discussed within Philosophy relates to Compositional Verification in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. The paper shows how a formal approach to Compositional Verification and some of the formal techniques developed for Computer Science ...
... Abstract It is shown how Componential Explanation as discussed within Philosophy relates to Compositional Verification in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. The paper shows how a formal approach to Compositional Verification and some of the formal techniques developed for Computer Science ...
Introduction to Cognitive Science
... of representing this information – in…. The study of vision must therefore include not only the study of how to extract from images the various aspects of the world that are useful to us, but also an inquiry into the nature of the internal representations by which we capture this ...
... of representing this information – in…. The study of vision must therefore include not only the study of how to extract from images the various aspects of the world that are useful to us, but also an inquiry into the nature of the internal representations by which we capture this ...
Chapter 4
... How would you describe cognitive informatics (CI)? Reflect on a plan of care that you have developed for a patient. How could cognitive informatics be used to create tools to help with this important work? ...
... How would you describe cognitive informatics (CI)? Reflect on a plan of care that you have developed for a patient. How could cognitive informatics be used to create tools to help with this important work? ...
Biography
... SRI International lowrance@ai.sri.com Dr. John D. Lowrance has been a member of SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center since 1980. He has led and participated in basic and applied research programs in perception, foundations for expert systems, uncertainty calculi for knowledge-based systems, knowledg ...
... SRI International lowrance@ai.sri.com Dr. John D. Lowrance has been a member of SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center since 1980. He has led and participated in basic and applied research programs in perception, foundations for expert systems, uncertainty calculi for knowledge-based systems, knowledg ...
Ethics part 2
... Mark uses a condom too, just to be safe. They both enjoy making love, but they decide not to do it again. They keep that night as a special secret, which makes them feel even closer to each other. What do you think about that? Was it OK for them to make love? ...
... Mark uses a condom too, just to be safe. They both enjoy making love, but they decide not to do it again. They keep that night as a special secret, which makes them feel even closer to each other. What do you think about that? Was it OK for them to make love? ...
Intelligent Systems - Ubiquitous Computing Lab
... A.L.I.C.E. brain is a kind of “Chinese Room Operator’s Manual.” ...
... A.L.I.C.E. brain is a kind of “Chinese Room Operator’s Manual.” ...
Professional Character Formation
... metaphysics-free ethic (i.e. free autonomous rationality) turned the emphasis to principles, duties, obligations and consequences as the criteria for right and wrong, good and bad human acts. ...
... metaphysics-free ethic (i.e. free autonomous rationality) turned the emphasis to principles, duties, obligations and consequences as the criteria for right and wrong, good and bad human acts. ...
Meta-ethics - Bloomsbury
... Thus it fails to establish that ‘good’ can’t be defined, or that naturalism is fallacious. Nor can it be used to support the view that ‘ought’ can’t be derived from ‘is’. ...
... Thus it fails to establish that ‘good’ can’t be defined, or that naturalism is fallacious. Nor can it be used to support the view that ‘ought’ can’t be derived from ‘is’. ...
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... Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems August 2-4, 2016 Morioka, Japan Scope: IEA/AIE 2016 continues the tradition of emphasizing applications of applied intelligent systems to solve real-life problems in all areas including engineering, science, industry, automation & robot ...
... Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems August 2-4, 2016 Morioka, Japan Scope: IEA/AIE 2016 continues the tradition of emphasizing applications of applied intelligent systems to solve real-life problems in all areas including engineering, science, industry, automation & robot ...
Document
... will see get caught? Seek reward – she can make money using the information – is that financial gain worth taking the chance that she will get caught? Good girl – what will others think if they know she used the information? Law & order – she knows using the information is illegal – is that en ...
... will see get caught? Seek reward – she can make money using the information – is that financial gain worth taking the chance that she will get caught? Good girl – what will others think if they know she used the information? Law & order – she knows using the information is illegal – is that en ...
Brains - Minnesota Futurists
... IBM is now in the second year of a ten year collaboration with a Swiss University to simulate the computational functionalities of the human neocortex. They claim to have simulated a mouse neocortial column. To the extent this is accurate, it is huge progress, And tends to support Kurzweil's schedul ...
... IBM is now in the second year of a ten year collaboration with a Swiss University to simulate the computational functionalities of the human neocortex. They claim to have simulated a mouse neocortial column. To the extent this is accurate, it is huge progress, And tends to support Kurzweil's schedul ...