Wittgenstein is widely viewed as a potential critic of a key philosophical assumption of the Strong Artificial Intelligence （AI） thesis, namely, that it is in principle possible to build a programmed machine which c...Wittgenstein is widely viewed as a potential critic of a key philosophical assumption of the Strong Artificial Intelligence （AI） thesis, namely, that it is in principle possible to build a programmed machine which can achieve real intelligence. Smart Shanker has provided the most systematic reconstruction of the Wittgensteinian argument against AI, building on Wittgenstein＇s own statements, the ＂rule-following＂ feature of language-games, and the putative alliance between AI and psychologism. This article will attempt to refute this reconstruction and its constituent arguments, thereby paving the way for a new and amicable rather than agonistic conception of the Wittgensteinian position on AI.展开更多
文摘Wittgenstein is widely viewed as a potential critic of a key philosophical assumption of the Strong Artificial Intelligence （AI） thesis, namely, that it is in principle possible to build a programmed machine which can achieve real intelligence. Smart Shanker has provided the most systematic reconstruction of the Wittgensteinian argument against AI, building on Wittgenstein＇s own statements, the ＂rule-following＂ feature of language-games, and the putative alliance between AI and psychologism. This article will attempt to refute this reconstruction and its constituent arguments, thereby paving the way for a new and amicable rather than agonistic conception of the Wittgensteinian position on AI.
