Affiliated with the Society for Machines and Mentality, the journal Minds and Machines fosters a tradition of criticism within the AI and philosophical communities on problems and issues of common concern. Its scope explicitly encompasses philosophical aspects of computer science.The journal affords an international forum for the discussion and debate of important and controversial issues concerning significant developments within its areas of editorial focus. It features special issues devoted to specific topics, critical responses to previously published pieces, and review essays discussing current problem situations.

《頭腦與機器》雜志隸屬于機器與心理協會，它在人工智能和哲學界培養了一種對共同關心的問題和問題進行批評的傳統。它的范圍明確地包括計算機科學的哲學方面。該期刊提供了一個國際論壇，討論和辯論有關編輯重點領域重大發展的重要和有爭議的問題。它以專門討論特定主題的特殊問題、對以前發表文章的批判性回應以及討論當前問題情況的評論文章為特色。