Wittgenstein and Artificial Intelligence book launch

Date: 29/10/2024

Time: 19:00 - 21:00

Location: Room 121/123, Devon House, 58 St Katherine's Way, London, E1W 1LP

Join us at Northeastern University London for the launch of Anthem Press’s new

double volume on Wittgenstein and Artificial Intelligence. With introductions from the

editors, the press, and the British Wittgenstein Society, the evening will feature a talk

from Imperial College London’s Professor of Cognitive Robotics, Murray Shanahan, as well as a panel discussion with contributing authors, followed by refreshments and informal

discussion. Details of the volumes are below. Attendance is free, but registration is required.

The two volumes on Wittgenstein and AI aim to trace and suggest Wittgensteinian

influences in some of the most cutting-edge areas of research in Artificial Intelligence

(such as Computation, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and the use

of automation in legal settings). The collection is driven by an essentially

interdisciplinary approach, featuring articles from philosophers, computer scientists

and legal scholars, writing on a broad range of topics in AI.

The chapters across these two volumes are grouped into two sets of themes: Mind

and Language and Value and Governance. These themes correspond to two major

areas of research in the philosophical study of AI: the computational mind and the

ethics of artificial intelligence. These volumes make a significant and unprecedented

contribution to the question of what Wittgenstein’s philosophy can offer to the ever-

growing field of AI. It aims to provide insight for both philosophers and non-

philosophers alike, offering reflection on the significance of Wittgenstein’s work for

AI, and on the implications of advancements in AI technology for Wittgenstein’s

philosophy and philosophy influenced by Wittgenstein.

Further details are available from Anthem Press about Volume 1: Mind and

Language and Volume 2: Values and Governance.