title: AI and the Metaphor of the Divine
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metadata.value: Bylieva, Daria S.
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Nordmann, Alfred
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metadata.value: 2024-03-01T16:55:06Z
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metadata.value: 2024-03-01T16:55:06Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2023-12
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metadata.value: Bylieva D. S., Nordmann A. AI and the Metaphor of the Divine. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 2023, vol. 39, issue 4, pp. 737–749. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2023.411
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2023.411
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/45014
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metadata.value: The idea of God is one of the most pervasive in human culture. It used to be considered
  mostly in metaphysical and ethical discussions, it has become a part of the discourse in the
  philosophy of technology. The metaphor of God is used by some authors to represent the role
  of artificial intelligence in the modern world. This paper explores four aspects of the metaphor:
  creation, omniscience, mystery, theodicy. The creative act shows the resemblance of humans
  to God, also in the sense that technology created by humans can get out of the control of
  the creator. The ability of AI to use data flows for analytics and prediction is considered as
  “omniscience” which looks mysterious due to the inability of people to intellectually grasp the
  work of AI. The discussion about building ethics into AI technology shows a desire to add one
  more feature to “omniscient and omnipotent,” namely “benevolent.” The metaphor of God as
  applied to AI reveals human fears and aspirations both in rational-pragmatic and symbolic
  terms. The metaphor of God exposes notions of transcendence in modern perceptions of
  technology. Also it continues the discussion about what should be the technological design
  of AI. Whether as co-worker or as communicator it is already putting us on a path towards
  thinking of a subject that is constituted in a superior way.
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metadata.value: en
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies;Volume 39; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: AI
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: ethics
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: technology
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: metaphor
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: God
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: AI and the Metaphor of the Divine
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metadata.value: Article
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