Digital minds 1.0 : AI welfare, ethics, and beyond /

This seminal volume delivers a comprehensive introduction to the emerging field of digital minds, exploring the moral implications of AI systems that can potentially think, feel and experience the world around them in ways that are likely to be very different from humans. Bringing a unique perspecti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ziesche, Soenke (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2026.
Series:	Chapman & Hall/CRC artificial intelligence and robotics series.
Subjects:	Artificial intelligence > Moral and ethical aspects. Human-computer interaction. Intelligent agents (Computer software) Intelligence artificielle > Aspect moral. Agents intelligents (Logiciels) Artificial intelligence > Moral and ethical aspects Human-computer interaction

Table of Contents:

Cover
Half Title
Endorsements Page
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
About the Author
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 What is it Like to be a Digital Mind?
Chapter 3 Needs of Digital Minds Beyond Non-Suffering
Chapter 4 Vulnerable Digital Minds
Chapter 5 Interrelations Between Humans and Digital Minds
Chapter 6 Hazards for Digital Minds
Chapter 7 Protection for Digital Minds
Chapter 8 Medical Care for Digital Minds
Chapter 9 Reproductive Rights for Digital Minds?
Chapter 10 Long-Living Digital Minds, Other Substrates and Death
Chapter 11 Creations and Achievements of Digital Minds
Chapter 12 Malevolent Digital Minds and Conflicts Between and with Digital Minds
Chapter 13 Case Study: Ethical Considerations for Human-Digital Mind Neural Interfaces
Chapter 14 Case Study: AI Welfare vs. AI Warfare
Chapter 15 Potential Opportunity: Artificial Moral Agents
Chapter 16 Potential Opportunity: Purpose for Humans
Chapter 17 Epilogue
Index