In this article we will analyze the Minds and Machines phenomenon from different perspectives, with the aim of understanding its impact on contemporary society. Over the last decades, Minds and Machines has been acquiring increasing relevance in various areas, generating debates and controversies around its meaning and consequences. From a historical, sociological, political, economic and cultural approach, we will explore how Minds and Machines has shaped the way we relate, think and organize ourselves as a society. Likewise, we will examine different theories and studies that will help shed light on this phenomenon and its influence on people's daily lives. Through a deep and rigorous analysis, we aim to offer our readers a complete and enriching vision of Minds and Machines and its implication in the current world.
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| Discipline | Artificial intelligence, philosophy, cognitive science |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Mariarosaria Taddeo |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1991–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 7.4 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Minds Mach. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | MMACEO |
| ISSN | 0924-6495 (print) 1572-8641 (web) |
| LCCN | 91650998 |
| OCLC no. | 37915831 |
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Minds and Machines is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering artificial intelligence, philosophy, and cognitive science.[1]
The journal was established in 1991 with James Henry Fetzer as founding editor-in-chief.[2] It was published by Kluwer Academic Publishers but was taken over by Springer in 2021 (Springer Science+Business Media). The journal affiliates with the Society for Machines and Mentality, a special interest group within the International Association for Computing and Philosophy. The current editor-in-chief is Mariarosaria Taddeo (University of Oxford).[2]
Previous editors-in-chief of the journal have been James H. Fetzer (1991–2000), James H. Moor (2001–2010), and Gregory Wheeler (2011–2016).
The journal is abstracted and indexed by the following services:[1]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 0.514.[3]
The journal publishes articles in the categories Research articles, Reviews, Critical and discussion exchanges (debates), Letters to the Editor, and Book reviews.[1]
According to the Web of Science, the following five articles have been cited most frequently: