ARENDT'İN VITA ACTIVA'SI IŞIĞINDA YAPAY ZEKÂ VE SOSYAL BİLİMLER: YAYIN BASKISI BAĞLAMINDA BİR İNCELEME

Abstract

Bir teknolojik devrim olarak yapay zekâ (YZ), insanın bilişsel yeteneklerini taklit ederek önceki teknolojik devrimlerden niteliksel olarak ayrılmakta ve insanı diğer varlıklardan ayıran yetilerini üstlenme potansiyeline sahip olmaktadır. Dolayısıyla bu potansiyel insan faaliyetlerini her alanda bir dönüşüm ile karşı karşıya bırakmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, söz konusu dönüşüm Hannah Arendt’in vita activa kavramı çerçevesinde analiz edilmektedir. Kavramsal analize dayalı teorik bir vaka analizi olarak tasarlanan makalede, YZ’nin etkileri 'sosyal bilimler pratiği' özelinde ele alınmaktadır. Makalenin temel tezi, YZ’nin, akademideki mevcut ‘yayınla ya da yok ol’ baskısıyla birleştiğinde, akademik faaliyeti anlam yaratan bir ‘eylem’ (action) olmaktan çıkarıp, sonu gelmeyen bir üretim-tüketim döngüsü olan ‘emek’ (labor) kategorisine indirgeme riski taşıdığıdır. Bununla birlikte YZ’nin sosyal bilimler pratiğine sağladığı avantajlar tartışılmakta ve bu bağlamda makalede çözüm önerileri sunma amacı da taşınmaktadır. Sonuç olarak çalışma, YZ tartışmasını ‘iyi’ ya da ‘kötü’ ikileminin ötesine taşıyarak, teknolojinin, insanlığın en özgün faaliyet alanlarını dahi nasıl aşındırabileceğine dair bir perspektif sunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Yapay zeka
• Vita ctiva
• Sosyal Bilimler
• Yayınla ya da yok ol
• Emek
• Eylem

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE LIGHT OF ARENDT’S VITA ACTIVA: AN ANALYSIS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PUBLISHING PRESSURE

Abstract

As a technological revolution, Artificial Intelligence (AI) qualitatively distinguishes itself from previous technological revolutions by mimicking human cognitive abilities and possesses the potential to assume the faculties that distinguish humans from other beings. Consequently, this potential subjects human activities to a transformation in every field. In this study, the transformation in question is analyzed within the framework of Hannah Arendt’s concept of vita activa. Designed as a theoretical case analysis based on conceptual analysis, the article examines the effects of AI specifically within the context of 'social sciences practice.' The main thesis of the article is that when combined with the existing 'publish or perish' pressure in academia, AI carries the risk of reducing academic activity from a meaning-creating 'action' to the category of 'labor,' which is an endless cycle of production and consumption. Moreover, the advantages AI provides to the practice of social sciences are discussed, and in this context, the article also aims to present solution proposals. In conclusion, by carrying the AI debate beyond the dichotomy of 'good' or 'bad,' the study offers a perspective on how technology can erode even the most unique spheres of human activity.

Keywords

• Artificial intelligence
• Vita activa
• Social sciences
• Publish or perish
• Labor
• Action

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