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Setting a Mind for AI

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Rather than ask whether AI has a mind, ask how we might give it one. From AlphaGo and technical intentionality to a broad learning of the mind, and experiments in doing philosophy with ChatGPT.

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2016–2026
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August 15, 2026

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  1. 1From “Whether There Is a Mind” to “How to Establish the Mind” — The Broader Question of Heart-Mind Studies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence2026(In a group chat today, I asked GPT to organize it into an academic miscellany; GPT-5.5 Pro did a better job than Fable5.…
  2. 2A Loose Phenomenological Discussion of “Artificial Intelligence”2016This essay was prepared for this year’s conference on phenomenological philosophy of technology. It had been brewing for several months, but in the…
  3. 3The knife really is about to fly up and cut people: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Technical Intentionality2016This is a supplement to the previous article. I had originally wanted to make “technical intentionality” the core concept of this piece, but…
  4. 4Why Fear Artificial Intelligence? — Some Musings on AlphaGo2016AlphaGo’s Go battle with Lee Sedol is now underway, and artificial intelligence has won 3:0; two honor matches remain, but the outcome is…
  5. 5In the Age of AI, What Is Philosophy For?2025Published in Science Daily of China (2025-02-21, p. 4, Culture). This should be the longest article I have ever published in a newspaper;…
  6. 6AI, Freedom, and the Formation of the Self2026As usual, I asked ChatGPT to engage in a philosophical dialogue: GPT first posed the question, and after several rounds of discussion it…

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Philosophy & ThoughtAI, Freedom, and the Formation of the Self2026.08.15Philosophy & ThoughtQuestion the Heart, Not Calculation: A Dialogue on Moral Philosophy, the Self, and Publicness2026.07.23Philosophy & ThoughtA Philosophical Discussion of Reality and Happiness (vs. ChatGPT)2026.07.21Philosophy & ThoughtFrom “Whether There Is a Mind” to “How to Establish the Mind” — The Broader Question of Heart-Mind Studies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence2026.07.08Philosophy of Technology & AIOpening Remarks for the Brain-Computer Interface Forum: Interface or Port?2025.11.01Philosophy of Technology & AIIn the Age of AI, What Is Philosophy For?2025.02.21Philosophy of Technology & AIWill Digital Musk and Digital Musk Become Friends?2022.07.24Philosophy of Technology & AIWill AI’s “Xiaowuxianggong” Go Berserk? — “Review of AI 3.0”2022.01.28Philosophy of Technology & AIThe knife really is about to fly up and cut people: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Technical Intentionality2016.08.07Philosophy of Technology & AIA Loose Phenomenological Discussion of “Artificial Intelligence”2016.08.02Philosophy of Technology & AIWhy Fear Artificial Intelligence? — Some Musings on AlphaGo2016.03.13