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It's asking what we will make of ourselves when the determining factor of Identity - the returned gaze of the Other - is 'just' an AI. Hegelian dialectic and su
by WaxProlix 4y ago
It's asking what we will make of ourselves when the determining factor of Identity - the returned gaze of the Other - is 'just' an AI. Hegelian dialectic and such aside, it's an interesting question and I for one found the article more or less readable, if a bit on the self indulgent side (as these types of essays tend to be).
- _mhr_ 4y agoWhat do you consider to be the difference between identity and Identity? Or other and Other?
- WaxProlix 4y agocapitalization?
- klodolph 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitonym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitonym > A particular example of where capitonyms are prominent is in terminology relating to philosophy, [...]. Capitalized words are often used to differentiate a philosophical concept from how the concept is referred to in everyday life, [...] In other words, capitalizing "Identity" or "Other" just means that the word has a specific meaning in this particular text, and the dictionary definition may be unreliable. "The Other" is often capitalized. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_(philosophy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_(philosophy) I'll also just note that, for the tech-minded folks, some of these philosophical concepts have surprising relevance to applications in machine learning & AI, especially these days. Epistemology was a purely philosophical topic until machine learning researchers stumbled around trying to reinvent it.