The Problem of Original Agency

Berkich, Don

doi:10.5840/swphilreview20173318

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 2 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…22 There is another important difference between information and non-information related artifacts that is worth mentioning here. The non-information objects could not change their operation rules, while the computer programs have some level of autonomy, and their behavior could not be programmed totally (as, for instance, in the case of machine learning algorithms) (Berkich, 2017). It means that the system's behavior may reach some non-deterministic states, which were not programmed by their designers explicitly (Johnson, 2006).…”

Section: Computer's Intentionality and The 'Outer Horizon': Developin...mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Study of Technological Intentionality in C++ and Generative Adversarial Model: Phenomenological and Postphenomenological Perspectives

Mykhailov

Liberati

2022

Found Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper aims to highlight the life of computer technologies to understand what kind of ‘technological intentionality’ is present in computers based upon the phenomenological elements constituting the objects in general. Such a study can better explain the effects of new digital technologies on our society and highlight the role of digital technologies by focusing on their activities. Even if Husserlian phenomenology rarely talks about technologies, some of its aspects can be used to address the actions performed by the digital technologies by focusing on the objects’ inner ‘life’ thanks to the analysis of passive synthesis and phenomenological horizons in the objects. These elements can be used in computer technologies to show how digital objects are ‘alive.’ This paper focuses on programs developed through high-order languages like C++ and unsupervised learning techniques like ‘Generative Adversarial Model.’ The phenomenological analysis reveals the computer’s autonomy within the programming stages. At the same time, the conceptual inquiry into the digital system’s learning ability shows the alive and changeable nature of the technological object itself.

show abstract

Section: Computer's Intentionality and The 'Outer Horizon': Developin...mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Study of Technological Intentionality in C++ and Generative Adversarial Model: Phenomenological and Postphenomenological Perspectives

Mykhailov

Liberati

2022

Found Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Philosophical Inquiry into Computer Intentionality: Machine Learning and Value Sensitive Design

Mykhailov

2022

Human Affairs

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Intelligent algorithms together with various machine learning techniques hold a dominant position among major challenges for contemporary value sensitive design. Self-learning capabilities of current AI applications blur the causal link between programmer and computer behavior. This creates a vital challenge for the design, development and implementation of digital technologies nowadays. This paper seeks to provide an account of this challenge. The main question that shapes the current analysis is the following: What conceptual tools can be developed within the value sensitive design school of thought for evaluating machine learning algorithms where the causal relation between designers and the behavior of their computer systems has been eroded? The answer to this question will be provided through two levels of investigation within the value sensitive design methodology. The first level is conceptual. Within the conceptual level, we will introduce the notion of computer intentionality and will show how this term may be used for solving an issue of non-causal relation between designer and computer system. The second level of investigation is technical. At this level the emphasis will be given to machine learning algorithms.

show abstract

The Problem of Original Agency

Cited by 2 publications

References 2 publications

A Study of Technological Intentionality in C++ and Generative Adversarial Model: Phenomenological and Postphenomenological Perspectives

A Study of Technological Intentionality in C++ and Generative Adversarial Model: Phenomenological and Postphenomenological Perspectives

Philosophical Inquiry into Computer Intentionality: Machine Learning and Value Sensitive Design

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About