Evidence, Computation, and Al: Why Evidence Ain't Just in the Head

  • ROWBOTTOM, D. (Speaker)
  • André CURTIS-TRUDEL (Speaker)
  • William PEDEN (Speaker)

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Description

Can scientific evidence outstretch what scientists have mentally entertained, or could ever entertain? This paper focuses on the plausibility and consequences of an affirmative answer in a special case. Specifically, it focuses on how we may treat automated scientific data-gathering systems-especially Al systems used to make predictions or to generate novel theories-from the point of view of confirmation theory. It uses AlphaFold2 as a case study.
Period16 Dec 2022
Event titleThe Philosophy of Contemporary and Future Science Seminar Series
Event typeSeminar

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