PHIL2008 Machine Minds and Superintelligence: The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (University of Western Australia): rated 4.7/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PHIL2008 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Humanities in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 机器心智与超级智能：人工智能哲学
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Humanities
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at an astonishing speed and will soon influence many aspects of our lives. This unit is an introduction to the fascinating philosophical questions concerning AI: Can machines really have a mind?
PHIL2008 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.7/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 5.0/5).
On Reddit: "I took PHIL2008 Philosophy of A.I - the unit focused on machine learning and was taught by Chris Letheby, who's one of the best. If you'd like to get to grips with what is going on in LLM's and whether or not they are "thinking" in any real sense, I'd highly recommend it. It doe…"
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Q: Is PHIL2008 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 4.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL2008, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL2008 is taught by the School of Humanities. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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