Large language models - speech act responsibility gaps

artificial intelligence

describing computer programs that produce behavior that is considered intelligent if it were performed by an animal, either by programming explicit instructions or by self learning using large amounts of data

responsibility gap

who is responsible if things go wrong - achievements

=> lack of control - predictability

llm

kind of neural network

communication as information sharing

grice, searle: i express my belief and you need to read my mind via my speech act

communication as commitment sharing

brandom, geurts: if you speak you create directed duties

speech acts and responsibility gaps

problem ascribing responsibility, makes sense to choose the robot

chatbots and speech acts

cannot make … because they lack certain psychological states like intentions or real interests that would make normative concepts appropiate

why does the proxy account fail

contract is established between amazon and the speaker, uptake problems