[PHILOS-L] CFP Philosophy and AI: textuality, digital text, generative AI text Symposium in AISB 2025
Giusy Gallo
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The convention is organised by the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB)
SYMPOSIUM WEBSITE: https://philosophyandai.wordpress.com
OVERVIEW: Philosophy and AI symposium series in AISB conferences set out to investigate the philosophical and linguistic perspectives of the research paths which deal with language as it is conceived by AI.
In 2023, the symposium Philosophy and AI was inaugurated as the need for a discussion space integrating new philosophical perspectives and AI developments used by people matured. It is not only a matter of considering the relationships and points of similarity between two very distant fields of research, but also of reconsidering certain philosophical issues in the light of AI research results.
As Philosophy and AI is a broad research programme, the symposium to be held in 2025 will be mainly devoted to a reflection on language models and chatbots. Language, which has always been present in AI thinking, now occupies a prominent place. It is enough to give a widespread example: the use of ChatGPT by millions of users and the generation of texts of various kinds. Such a massive phenomenon requires reflection on the nature of text. As is well known, language sciences have proposed different notions of text, depending on the specific field of research. Then, can we consider the new textual forms generated by means of a linguistic model through the traditional tools of textual linguistics, philosophy of language, and semiotics? Answering this question implies a reflection that takes into account the characteristics of “traditional” texts already reconsidered in the light of the digital revolution and the spread of Web 2.0. Indeed, digital texts had already called for a reflection on the textuality criteria of textual linguistics. Generative texts might require further reflection on whether or not they belong to the category of digital texts.
Generative textuality not only raises questions about the nature of these textual productions but also questions the relationship of these texts with intertextuality, the figure of the author, communicative intention - just to mention a few cogent theoretical issues.
Recent research in the field of Computer Science has tried to identify the use of language models in the field of journalism, in screenwriting, in theatre, in the production of short narrative texts. Since it seems that scholars’ attention is directed in the field of creative writing, one of the ways of considering generative AI textual productions could be to start from the application and creative fields.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Textuality and language models;
Intertextuality and language models;
Digital texts and AI-generated texts;
Linguistics and AI;
Language models in journalism;
Language models and creative writing;
AI research on language;
Learning, creativity and AI;
Meaning and AI;
Creativity, machine-learning and language;
Truth, post-truth and AI.
Contributions to a general philosophical discourse on AI are also welcome.
SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION DETAILS
Submissions may be extended abstracts and should be sent via email to philosophyan...@gmail.com
Text editor templates from a previous convention can be found at:
· http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb08/download.html
· http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/turing12/submission.php
We request that submitted extended abstracts to 500-800 words (plus references and short bio). Each paper will receive at least two reviews. Selected papers will be published in the general proceedings of the AISB Convention, with the proviso that at least ONE author attends the symposium, in person, in order to present the paper and participate in general symposium activities.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Extended abstract submission deadline: 15 November 2024
Notification of acceptance/rejection decisions: 1 December 2024
Final versions of accepted papers (Camera
ready copy): 7 January 2025
Convention: 14-16 January 2025
Please, consider complete CFP: https://philosophyandai.wordpress.com/call-for-papers-2025/
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