AI Medical Compendium Journal:
Philosophy & technology

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What is Interpretability?

Philosophy & technology
We argue that artificial networks are explainable and offer a novel theory of interpretability. Two sets of conceptual questions are prominent in theoretical engagements with artificial neural networks, especially in the context of medical artificial...

Control and Ownership of Neuroprosthetic Speech.

Philosophy & technology
Implantable brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are being developed to restore speech capacity for those who are unable to speak. Patients with locked-in syndrome or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis could be able to use covert speech - vividly imagining sa...

The Artificial Moral Advisor. The "Ideal Observer" Meets Artificial Intelligence.

Philosophy & technology
We describe a form of moral artificial intelligence that could be used to improve human moral decision-making. We call it the "artificial moral advisor" (AMA). The AMA would implement a -relativistic version of the "ideal observer" famously described...

Algorithmic Decision-Making Based on Machine Learning from Big Data: Can Transparency Restore Accountability?

Philosophy & technology
Decision-making assisted by algorithms developed by machine learning is increasingly determining our lives. Unfortunately, full opacity about the process is the norm. Would transparency contribute to restoring accountability for such systems as is of...