Communicative AI: A Critical Introduction to Large Language Models [Paperback]

Large Language Models (LLMs), like OpenAIs ChatGPT and Googles LaMDA,?are not only the most disruptive and controversial technologies of our time,?but also?offer?an unprecedented opportunity to examine human cognition and?philosophically question?the very nature of?language,?communication,?and intelligence.?What is consciousness??What is language? Are LLMs authors? Are LLMs the end of writing as we know it?

In?Communicative AI,?Mark Coeckelbergh and David J. Gunkel offer a critical introduction?to LLMs, investigating the?philosophical significance?of this technology and its practical ramifications.?Mobilizing resources from contemporary philosophy, history of ideas, linguistics,?and communication theory,?the book invites us to re-think some long-standing philosophical issues concerning language, consciousness, truth, authorship, and writing.?Through a blend of theoretical analysis, accessible explanations,?and practical examples, the book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the role that this powerful new technology is already playing in our lives.

This is a must-read for students and scholars across the?humanities and the?social sciences, as well as for anyone intrigued by the intersection of technology, language,?and human thought.Foreword

Introduction
1. LLM 101
2. Ethical, Legal and Societal Challenges
3. Intelligence, Consciousness and the Problem of Other Minds
4. Language, Meaning and Communication
5. Authorship and Authority
6. Truth, Lies and Hallucinations
7. Does Writing Have a Future?

ReferencesMark Coeckelbergh?is Professor of?Philosophy of Media and Technology at the University of Vienna.
David J. Gunkel?is Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Illinois Univlão