Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Transcendence: a thoughtful Overview between Present and Future

نوع مقاله : مقاله علمی پژوهشی

نویسنده

School of Science and School of Engineering, University of Padova, Italy, School of Medicine, Applied Technical Sciences, University of Verona, Italy,

10.22091/jptr.2026.17615.3698

چکیده

In recent decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has gradually moved beyond the purely technical and computer-based realm and is becoming a central topic of cultural, philosophical, ethical, and even theological debate. Started as an engineering project to create machines capable of performing complex tasks and calculations, it is now becoming a challenge with fundamental questions connected to thought, understanding, and consciousness. Starting from a systematic introduction, the paper thoughtfully analyzes the distinction between strong and weak AI, including the main philosophical criticisms, the ethical and social implications of AI development, the problem of artificial consciousness, the Vatican’s thinking on the matter, the future perspectives for AI, and a final critical synthesis. In recent decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has gradually moved beyond the purely technical and computer-based realm and is becoming a central topic of cultural, philosophical, ethical, and even theological debate. Started as an engineering project to create machines capable of performing complex tasks and calculations, it is now becoming a challenge with fundamental questions connected to thought, understanding, and consciousness.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Transcendence: a thoughtful Overview between Present and Future

نویسنده [English]

  • Paul Di Sia
School of Science and School of Engineering, University of Padova, Italy, School of Medicine, Applied Technical Sciences, University of Verona, Italy,
چکیده [English]

In recent decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has gradually moved beyond the purely technical and computer-based realm and is becoming a central topic of cultural, philosophical, ethical, and even theological debate. Started as an engineering project to create machines capable of performing complex tasks and calculations, it is now becoming a challenge with fundamental questions connected to thought, understanding, and consciousness. Starting from a systematic introduction, the paper thoughtfully analyzes the distinction between strong and weak AI, including the main philosophical criticisms, the ethical and social implications of AI development, the problem of artificial consciousness, the Vatican’s thinking on the matter, the future perspectives for AI, and a final critical synthesis. In recent decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has gradually moved beyond the purely technical and computer-based realm and is becoming a central topic of cultural, philosophical, ethical, and even theological debate. Started as an engineering project to create machines capable of performing complex tasks and calculations, it is now becoming a challenge with fundamental questions connected to thought, understanding, and consciousness.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Consciousness
  • Transcendence
  • Theology
  • Human Being
  • Science and Technology
  • Culture and Society
  • Human Rights
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