How do African ethicists applying Ubuntu view the concept of AI
Chapter 1

The puzzle of the thinking machine

Chapter 2

Sparks in the silicon

Chapter 3

World views on mechanical souls

Chapter 4

The day the machine wakes up

Ch 3 · World views on mechanical souls
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What is the traditional Japanese belief system that attributes a spiritual essence to non-living objects?

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What is the name of the famous humanoid robot unveiled by Japan's Honda in the year 2000?

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Who coined the term "Frankenstein complex" in 1947 to describe fear of robots?

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In which year was Mary Shelley's classic novel "Frankenstein" first published?

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Robot funerals: In Japan, Buddhist temples have held actual funeral services for Sony's robotic Aibo dogs when they could no longer be repaired.

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Buddhist perspectives on digital rebirth
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According to Buddhist philosophy, what is consciousness fundamentally considered to be?

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What did the Dalai Lama suggest in 1990 regarding computers and reincarnation?

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How do African ethicists applying Ubuntu view the concept of AI personhood?

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Which Southern African philosophical concept translates roughly to "I am because we are"?

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