Philosophers Debate Whether a Homer-Trained AI Could Have Beliefs and Desires
Raphael Millière and Melanie Mitchell debate whether Dennett's intentional stance applies to AI. Millière argues a Homer-trained "Odysseus Bot" merits belief/desire attributions only if it pursues persistent goals and updates its means, not merely by generating Homeric sentences.
2026-09-04 ~ 2026-09-04 · 4 related posts
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