The Future of Bi-Subjectivities

When AI Speaks Its Mind
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-37732-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: China Perspectives

This book brings together the thought-provoking reflections of Zhao Tingyang, a distinguished Chinese philosopher, on the philosophy of science and technology, exploring and responding to transformative advancements in artificial intelligence.

Originally entitled The Myth or Dirge of Artificial Intelligence in its Chinese edition, the book is a collection of essays on artificial intelligence. Organized around the ChatGPT divide, the author contrasts the pre-AlphaGo era with the current age of large language models (LLMs). From the perspectives of ethics and political philosophy, Zhao Tingyang vigorously challenges mainstream AI ethics and offers two political forecasts arising from the technological upgrade: a high likelihood of a new “service is power” despotism and less than a 50% chance of civilizational regression. Ultimately, Zhao proposes “verb philosophy” as a potential metaphysical key to unlocking advanced world-model AI or embodied AI. The chapters explore the distinction, essence, dangers, and possible solutions of modern artificial intelligence, balancing academic rigor with accessibility for general readers. The book offers a philosophical vision and depth that is rare nowadays.

The book will serve as an essential reference for scholars and students of the liberal arts, especially philosophy, as well as for any reader concerned about technological advancement and the future of the human world.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tingyang, Zhao

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Naturphilosophie, Philosophie und Evolution

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Before ChatGPT  1. An Ontological Problem of Anti-Existence 2. Near-term Concerns and Long-term Considerations about Artificial Intelligence: “An Upgrade of Existence” 3. How Could AI Self-Consciousness Be Possible? 4. A Human Problem or an Artificial Intelligence Problem? — Response to the Berggruen Institute’s Questions about Artificial Intelligence 5. The Legitimate Limits of the Future 6. Good Things Can Be More Deadly Than Bad Things  Part Two: The ChatGPT Era  7. The Epistemological Problems AI Returns to Humanity 8. The Self-reflexivity of Consciousness: Knower and Maker 9. Imagining a New Enlightenment: Verb-based Thinking and the Infinite Library

Über Autor(innen)

Zhao Tingyang is a professor in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and researcher at the Institute of Philosophy, CASS. He is also a member of the Academic Committee of the European Institute for Cross-Cultural Studies and a senior researcher at the Berggruen Institute in the US. His research focuses on metaphysics, political philosophy, and ethics; he has put forward such original theories as the “Tianxia System Theory”, “Co-existence Ontology”, and “Vortex Theory”.