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Tesi etd-12092021-161754

Type of thesis
Dottorato
Author
CAPASSO, MARIANNA
URN
etd-12092021-161754
Title
Positions of Power. Freedom and Control in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Scientific disciplinary sector
M-FIL/03
Course
Istituto di Diritto, Politica e Sviluppo - PHD IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLOBAL POLITICS: LEGAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
Committee
relatore Prof. PIRNI, ALBERTO EUGENIO ERMENEGILDO
Membro Prof. Santoni De Sio, Filippo
Membro Prof. TAMBURRINI, GUGLIELMO
Keywords
  • artificial intelligence
  • control
  • freedom
  • neorepublicanism
  • philosophy of technology
  • responsibility
Exam session start date
06/07/2022;
Availability
parziale
Abstract
The new generation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems is radically changing and shaping our actions and interactions. These emerging technologies support human-decision making processes in many domains, where often the powers and responsibilities of different actors interact in a ‘socio-technical’ system: an entanglement of technical, social, and institutional dimensions. The thesis investigates the two conceptions of freedom and control in relation to the design, use and governance of AI-driven systems. In doing so, the thesis touches upon topics that range from the taxonomy of technological influence-types to the critical evaluation of current approaches to Meaningful Human Control, and to responsibility and accountability gaps. The aim of this thesis is to bridge the gap between political philosophy and philosophy of technology literature, by providing a finer-grained set of conceptual criteria and evaluative dimensions based on neorepublican theory that can consider the political and social consequences of tech-mediated phenomena and structures.<br><br>
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