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What Does It Mean to "Cause" an Action? Exploring Compatibilist Agent-Causation in Light of AI Advancements.
| Funder | Arts and Humanities Research Council |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start Date | Sep 30, 2024 |
| End Date | Jan 31, 2028 |
| Duration | 1,218 days |
| Number of Grantees | 2 |
| Roles | Student; Supervisor |
| Data Source | UKRI Gateway to Research |
| Grant ID | 2930177 |
Grant Description
The research intersects with free-will debates and discussions on AI.
It will develop a compatibilist theory (the belief that free will and determinism could co-exist) in light of recent technological advancements.
Unlike other discussions on AI, I adopt an agent-causal view (someone is free iff their powers, independent of event-causalchains, cause an action); I will show that AI cannot be free because it lacks the conditions required for agent-causation. This topic is more important than ever (Sovik, 2022). Since 2019, Tesla's Autopilot has been involved in seventeen fatalities (Siddiqui, 2023).
Whether a machine could freely cause this type of action (and whether the robot could ever be considered responsible) will be established.
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