Guido Vetere's 'Intelligenze aliene' explores AI as alien linguistic life

Guido Vetere's new book 'Intelligenze aliene' (Luca Sossella editore, 2025, 192 pp., €15) reframes generative AI not as intelligent tools but as alien linguistic life forms. Drawing on a century of language philosophy from Wittgenstein to Chomsky, Vetere argues that machines speak without genuine meaning, exposing a blind spot in contemporary AI. The book rejects both transhumanist utopia and digital catastrophism, positioning AI as a projection of human desires for control and transcendence. Vetere, a former IBM research director and student of Tullio De Mauro, calls for conscious coexistence through philosophy, history of thought, and political action. The work interweaves semiotics, cybernetics, and pop culture, warning that the real stakes are cultural, social, and ethical—not merely technical. He advocates for 'vigilant welcome' and warns against delegating life-or-death decisions to automata.