Philosophy and theory of artificial intelligence 2021 This book gathers contributions from the fourth edition of the Conference on Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence (PT AI) held on 27 28th of September 2021 at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg Sweden. It covers topics at the interface between philosophy cognitive science ethics and computing. It discusses advanced theories fostering the understanding of human cognition human autonomy dignity and morality and the development of corresponding artificial cognitive structures analyzing important aspects of the relationship between humans and AI systems including the ethics of AI. This book offers a thought provoking snapshot of what is currently going on and what are the main challenges in the multidisciplinary field of the philosophy of artificial intelligence