Artificial intelligence in the research of consciousness and in social life (in honor of 70-years anniversary of A. Turing’s paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (papers of the “round table”)

A round-table discussion held in 2020 marked the 70th anniversary of Alan Turing's seminal paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence." Speakers examined how artificial intelligence research informs understanding of human consciousness and natural intelligence, and weighed both opportunities and risks of deploying AI in education, politics, and social communication. The discussion underscored the need for renewed philosophical analysis of Turing's work in light of contemporary digital challenges and advances in artificial intellectual systems.

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Abstract

The article contains the papers of the “round table” discussion that was held at the Depart­ment of Philosophy of the State Academic University for the Humanities on October 30th 2020. The “round table” was dedicated to the 70-years anniversary of the publication of Alan Turing’s famous paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (1950). The speakers have discussed the role of the artificial intelligence research in understanding of human con­sciousness and natural intelligence, the possibilities and dangers of artificial intelligence in­troduction in different spheres of modern life – education, political activity, social communi­cations. The importance of the new philosophical analysis of the Turing’s paper considering new digital challenges and artificial intellectual systems development was demonstrated.