Philosophy For Our Times
Psychology of AI | Isabel Millar
Jan 30, 2024
Isabel Millar challenges assumptions about AI by deploying psychoanalysis tools. The podcast explores the relationship between AI and psychoanalysis, the effectiveness of film in exploring concepts, and the administration and domination of bodies through sex as a mode of administration. They also discuss the evolution of psychoanalysis and its compatibility with AI.
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- Using a psychoanalytic lens, Dr. Isabel Millar challenges assumptions in AI by exploring subjectivity, speech, the body, and enjoyment.
- The integration of psychoanalysis into AI research allows for a deeper exploration of intelligence beyond traditional frameworks and raises concerns about the neglect of the human body and consciousness in AI development.
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The Origins of Using a Psychoanalytic Lens in AI
Dr. Isabel Miller discusses her journey from philosophy to psychoanalysis and how she became interested in using a psychoanalytic lens, particularly a Lacanian lens, to challenge assumptions in the field of artificial intelligence. She explains that psychoanalysis offers a unique framework that allows for new and interesting questions to be asked, going beyond traditional philosophical frameworks. Her research in the psychoanalysis of AI explores important questions surrounding subjectivity, speech, the body, and enjoyment. By integrating psychoanalysis into AI research, she seeks to challenge the assumptions about intelligence and the human subject within AI.
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