Five Philosophy Papers Everyone* Should Read

*in AI/ML

I was in the Bay Area over the weekend, so Alyosha Efros twisted my arm to give a talk in his weekly group meeting. Since he asked me to “keep it entertaining,” I took this opportunity to highlight five philosophy papers that have influenced my thinking on AI/ML and to have a discussion around these topics. Disclaimer: The five paper recommendations below (and one anti-recommendation) largely come from the Anglo-American analytic philosophy tradition. This is not meant to suggest that continental philosophy is irrelevant in the context of AI/ML, quite the contrary. Anyone working in those…

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