Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit der Theorie von G. Lakoff und M. Johnson, die den Gebrauch von Metaphern in der Alltagssprache beschreibt. Metaphern werden oft nur dann identifiziert, wenn sie eine symbolische Bedeutung haben.

Self-Driving Cars situate themselves in their environment using cameras and various sensors. In an anthropomorphized way they need to be aware of their surroundings. When they encounter us humans, we necessarily form data-points within the software’s reasoning. In this essay I will examine the role of the Pedestrian within the context of Autonomous Vehicles.

Since the last three years the term ‘aritfical intelligence’ rose from the ashes of an AI-winter and the question resurfaced: Can we tell the difference between a human and a machine imitating a human? In this essay I will focus on the method that Turing dervived. We will cover the basics of Turing’s thought process and try to answer the following question: Does the imitation game, derived by british mathematician Alan Turing, still hold true for the modern age, especially mo

Introduction Martin McDonagh published The Pillowman in 2003 as one of his last plays, before shifting his focus towards screenwriting and cinema. He went on to direct Six Shooter (2004) soon after. The plot of The Pillowman toys with the idea of authorial responsibility and examines the ownership of a work. Arguably McDonagh might have […]

Einleitung Seit ungefähr einem Jahr ist das Thema „künstliche Intelligenz“ in der breiten Öffentlichkeit in den Vordergrund gerückt. Programme wie ChatGPT[1] erzeugen das Gefühl von Dialog mit einem echten Wesen und machen uns glauben, wir würden mit einer allwissenden Entität konferieren. Die Illusion platzt, sobald der Maschine der Kontext ausgeht, sobald Empathie vonnöten ist, oder […]