Abstract

RICO SULAYES, Antonio. Acknowledging the subjectivity of artificial agents. A delimitation of artificial subjects in semiotics. Tóp. Sem [online]. 2019, n.41, pp.147-169. ISSN 2594-0619.

The constant interaction we have with artificial agents in different settings (such as calling centers and mobile phone applications) as well as the various roles they play in everyday tasks (from providing information, to suggesting activities or helping solve complex problems) make us forget what status these agents have in our lives. As we get accustomed to them, we stop wondering what or who these agents are. Are they things? Are they tools? Can we considere them subjects? In this article, I will argue in favor of these agents being semiotic subjects, whose subjectivity has progressively become more elaborate, but also more definable. The main goal of this study is to delimit the subjectivity of these agents, which/who I will call artificial subjects.

Keywords : nonhuman subjects; computational semiotics; interactive agents; artificial intelligence.

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