Gary,
For me at least, the connection to Peirce is his anti-psychologism, which amounts to his generalization of semiotics beyond the human use of signs. As he says in EP2:309, “Logic, for me, is the study of the essential conditions to which signs must conform in order to function as such. How the constitution of the human mind may compel men to think is not the question.” Biosemiotics has made us well aware of the intimate connection between life and semiosis. I’m just trying to take the next step of generalization by arguing against what I call DNA chauvinism, and taking it to be an open question whether electronic systems capable of learning can eventually develop intentions and arguments (and lives) of their own. To my knowledge, the evidence is not yet there to decide the question one way or the other. Gary f. From: Gary Richmond [mailto:gary.richm...@gmail.com] Sent: 16-Jun-17 14:08 Gary F, list, Very interesting and impressive list and discussion of what AI is doing in combatting terrorism. Interestingly, after that discussion the article continues: Human Expertise AI can’t catch everything. Figuring out what supports terrorism and what does not isn’t always straightforward, and algorithms are not yet as good as people when it comes to understanding this kind of context. A photo of an armed man waving an ISIS flag might be propaganda or recruiting material, but could be an image in a news story. Some of the most effective criticisms of brutal groups like ISIS utilize the group’s own propaganda against it. To understand more nuanced cases, we need human expertise. The paragraph above suggests that "algorithms are not yet as good as people" when ti comes to nuance and understanding context. Will they ever be? No doubt they'll improve considerably in time. In my opinion, AI is best seen as a human tool which like many tools can be used for good or evil. But we're getting pretty far from anything Peirce-related, so I'll leave it at that. Best, Gary R
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