We are organizing book launch of Mark Coeckelbergh & David J. Gunkel's new publication, Communicative AI: A Critical Introduction to Large Language Models. During the event, the authors, CETEP's ERA Chair Holder, Mark Coeckelbergh and David J. Gunkel, will introduce the book and share their comments.

Book annotation:

Large Language Models (LLMs) offer an unique opportunity to examine human cognition and philosophically question the very nature of language, communication, and intelligence. What is consciousness? What is language? Are LLMs authors? Are LLMs the end of writing as we know it?

In Communicative AI, Mark Coeckelbergh and David J. Gunkel offer a critical introduction to LLMs, investigating the philosophical significance of this technology and its practical ramifications. Mobilizing resources from contemporary philosophy, history of ideas, linguistics, and communication theory, the book invites us to re-think some long-standing philosophical issues concerning language, consciousness, truth, authorship, and writing. Through theoretical analysis, accessible explanations, and practical examples, the book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the role that this new technology is playing in our lives.

Mark Coeckelbergh is full Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology at the Philosophy Department of the University of Vienna and CETE-P's ERA Chair Holder.

David J. Gunkel is Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Illinois University, and Professor of Applied Ethics at Lazarski University, Poland, and will be Visiting Scholar in CETE-P in May 2025.