⬛ TEXTO
The idea that we might one day be able to construct some artefact which has a mind in the same sense that we have minds is not a new one. It has featured in entertaining and frightening fictions since Mary Shelley first conceived of Frankenstein’s monster.
In the classic science fiction of the early to mid-twentieth century, this idea was generally cashed out in terms of ‘mechanical men’ or robots – from the Czech word robata, which translates roughly as the feudal term corvée, a term which refers to the unpaid labour provided to one’s liege lord.
In more modern fiction, the idea of a mechanical mind has given way to the now commonplace notion of a computational artificial intelligence. The possibility of actually developing artificial intelligence, however, is not just a question of sufficiently advanced technology. It is rather a philosophical question.
🔗 Texto adaptado de: Matt Carter. Minds and Computers: an introduction to the philosophy of artificial intelligence. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007.
11. The author suggests that the philosophical question behind the development of AI plays a more central role in the AI-related debate than the advanced technology it demands.
Gabarito: CERTO
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
O item exige identificar se o texto estabelece uma hierarquia de importância entre tecnologia avançada e reflexão filosófica no debate sobre inteligência artificial.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica
O trecho-chave do texto afirma que o desenvolvimento da inteligência artificial is not just a question of sufficiently advanced technology, mas rather a philosophical question.
A construção not just … but rather … indica claramente que o autor atribui maior centralidade à dimensão filosófica do problema, sem negar a importância da tecnologia, mas relativizando seu papel.
🚩 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas da UnB
A UnB costuma testar se o candidato percebe que o autor não exclui a tecnologia, mas redefine o eixo central do debate. Ignorar o valor contrastivo de rather leva ao erro.
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Tecnologia é necessária, mas não central.
✔ O autor desloca o foco para a reflexão filosófica.
✔ Estrutura “not just… but rather…” define hierarquia.
🔎 Item CERTO.