2 papers
cs.CY2025
The Xeno Sutra: Can Meaning and Value be Ascribed to an AI-Generated "Sacred" Text?
Murray Shanahan, Tara Das, Robert Thurman
This paper presents a case study in the use of a large language model to generate a fictional Buddhist "sutra"', and offers a detailed analysis of the resulting text from a philoso…
cs.AI2025
Palatable Conceptions of Disembodied Being
Murray Shanahan
Is it possible to articulate a conception of consciousness that is compatible with the exotic characteristics of contemporary, disembodied AI systems, and that can stand up to phil…