AI, Trust, and the Body
Investigates whether AI models adequately explain human cognition without neglecting the body's role. Drawing from philosophy, cognitive science, and phenomenology, this project questions whether artificial intelligence can genuinely represent embodied human experience.
Contemporary AI models of cognition typically abstract away from the physical body, treating intelligence as a purely computational process. This project challenges that assumption, drawing on 4E cognitive science (embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended) and phenomenological traditions to evaluate whether current AI systems can serve as adequate models of human mental life.
The research has implications both for the scientific status of AI-based cognitive models and for the design of AI systems intended to interact with or assist embodied human beings.