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When Computers Think – A Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. For philosophy, language is one of the noblest and most important traits of humanity: it allows us to unlock an entire world, articulate even the most intimate thoughts, communicate about values, and is crucial for the unique freedom and sovereignty with which people lead their lives. But what happens when we let a language machine explain the world to us, convey values, and take over our thinking? Media philosopher and internet expert Roberto Simanowski seeks to understand the breathtaking consequences of the significant transfer of sovereignty that is currently underway. Every technology has the power to impose its own logic on its unsuspecting users. Are ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots training us out of reading, writing, and thinking? Do they persuade us to adopt views we don’t actually hold? Are they disempowering us precisely by being so eager to serve? And who, in fact, has raised these language machines on whose behalf? Simanowski explores these and other questions with a philosophical sensitivity to how this new technology will subtly yet profoundly change the human situation.