The “intelligence” found in machines today is a reflective form of operation, as both Gotthard Günther and Gilbert Simondon rightly observed. For Günther, cybernetics is the realization of Hegel’s logic, while for Simondon, it was only in th…[^6]: Yuk Hui, Art and Cosmotechnics (University of Minnesota Press, 2021).
[^7]: See Yuk Hui, “On the End of Philosophy,” e-flux journal no. 134 (March 2023).
[^8]: Gilbert Simondon, On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects (Univoca…
Gotthard Günther
philosopher · 2 mentions across 1 reading
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Gotthard Günther was a German philosopher of cybernetics who theorized machine intelligence as a reflexive operation grounded in Hegelian logic, making him crucial for understanding how cybernetics became a philosophical framework rather than merely a technical discipline. The course readings invoke Günther alongside Simondon to establish that artificial intelligence engages in a form of reflection that connects back to classical metaphysics, positioning cybernetics as the materialization of philosophical concepts rather than their rejection.
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