Shared Ontologies: 4e Cognition and Montemayor’s Humanitarian AI
Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness September 1, 2024 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1142/s2705078524400058
Summary
This paper examines overlaps between Carlos Montemayor's ontology of mind and AI, as presented in his précis, and enactivist approaches, focusing on autonomy, embeddedness, perspective, and social interaction. It argues that Montemayor's reliance on biology and autonomy in distinguishing intelligence from consciousness makes his lack of engagement with 4E (embodied, embedded, enactive, extended) ontologies, particularly enactivism, surprising.
Study at a glance
| Design | theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Montemayor's ontology of mind and AI would benefit from engagement with enactivist and other 4E ontologies, given its emphasis on biology and autonomy. |
Abstract
This short paper traces some convergences between the ontologies of mind and AI presented in Carlos Montemayor’s Precis for The Prospect of Humanitarian Artificial Intelligence and Enactivism, with a focus on autonomy, embeddedness, perspective, and social interaction. I argue that it is surprising that Montemayor does not engage with any of the traditional 4e ontologies here, especially enactivism, considering his strong reliance on biology and autonomy in carving up intelligence and consciousness.