La Differenza Fondamentale

Artificial Agency: una nuova filosofia dell'intelligenza artificiale (Floridi, 2026)

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https://doi.org/10.82068/pgjournal.2026.23.43.15

Abstract

There is a recurring temptation in the literature on artificial intelligence to take extreme positions: either emphasising its benefits or dramatising its dangers. Luciano Floridi, founder of the philosophy of information and of the concept of the infosphere, takes a third path – more uncomfortable and more fertile. The Fundamental Difference proposes 
a shift in perspective: to stop asking whether AI is intelligent and begin understanding it as a new form of agency, that is, the capacity to act in the world effectively and successfully, in the complete absence of intelligence. The author presents the volume as a natural complement to The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2023).

Author Biography

  • Mirko Bonfiglio, Sapienza University of Rome

    Mirko Bonfiglio is a media designer and PhD candidate at the Department of Planning, Design, and Architectural Technology at Sapienza University of Rome. His research focuses on computational theories and creative practices that explore new ways of communicating through data, adopting an interdisciplinary approach that draws on design culture, anthropology, sociology, and emerging technologies.

References

Floridi, L. (2023b). AI as Agency without Intelligence: On ChatGPT, Large Language Models, and Other Generative Models. Philosophy & Technology, 36(1), 15.

Floridi, L. (2023a). The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Principles, Challenges, and Opportunities. Oxford University Press.

Floridi, L., & Chiriatti, M. (2020). GPT-3: Its Nature, Scope, Limits, and Consequences. Minds and Machines, 30(4), 681–694.

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Shannon, C. E., & Weaver, W. (1949, repr. 1998). The Mathematical Theory of Communication. University of Illinois Press.

Somaini, A. (2023). Algorithmic Images: Artificial Intelligence and Visual Culture. Grey Room, 93, 74–115.

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2026-10-01

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No. 43 (2026): Back Then Is Back Now. Design History and Education in the Age of AI

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