Key research themes
1. How did early cultural myths and controversies shape the conceptualization of Artificial Intelligence?
This research area examines how the rise of AI in its formative decades (1950s–1970s) was deeply intertwined with powerful technological myths and cultural narratives envisioning computers as 'thinking machines.' The focus is on how analogies from diverse domains, optimistic future-oriented rhetoric, and public controversies influenced both scientific discourse and popular understanding of AI. Understanding these discursive patterns is crucial for grasping the persistent cultural imaginaries that shape AI research trajectories and societal expectations.
2. What are the philosophical and methodological roots informing symbolic AI and its historical evolution prior to digital computers?
This theme investigates the deep intellectual antecedents of AI grounded in formal logic, symbolic reasoning, and combinatorial methods traceable to ancient Greek philosophy and mathematics. It analyzes how foundational concepts such as Aristotle’s formalization of inference, Pythagorean numerology, and early mechanical reasoning influenced the development of symbolic AI, including its philosophical assumptions about knowledge, cognition, and computation. Understanding these roots reveals the epistemological frameworks that shaped early AI research and highlights persistent challenges like combinatorial explosion.
3. How does the integration of Artificial Research by Application and Artificial Research by Deduction contribute to the development of Global Artificial Intelligence (GAI)?
This theme explores the staged collaboration between two conceptual AI research paradigms: Deductive AI focusing on hypothesis formulation and logical inference, and Applied AI centered on empirical data collection and categorization. The integration proceeds through database alignment, mutual transformability of factors and categories, and recursive autocatalytic feedback loops, advancing toward a unified Global Artificial Intelligence. Understanding these processes elucidates the architecture enabling AI systems to autonomously generate, validate, and apply knowledge, crucial for scalable, interdisciplinary AI frameworks.