Islamic Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence: Epistemological Arguments

Abstract

This essay presents an analysis of different processes of machine learning: supervised, unsupervised, and semisupervised, through the prism of the epistemologies of several prominent Islamic philosophical schools. I discuss the way each school conceptualizes the ontological absolute (immortality, death, afterlife) and the way this shapes their respective epistemologies. I present an analysis of the different machine learning processes through the prism of the epistemological constructs of each of these philosophic traditions. I conclude with the argument that more scholars from the Islamic philosophical tradition should engage in the debates about the development of artificial intelligence and its implications, given that many Muslim countries are among the leaders in this development and its application in everyday life.

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“…In the global Islamic world, the Syariah (Islamic law) seeks to promote the common good and prevent acts that are detrimental to people and society in every facet of human life [24]. As such, it would also apply to the use or creation of AI applications.…”