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AI and the Human Condition: A Socratic Dialogue

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Humanities Research Institute
Date
Sep 19, 2024   4:00 pm  
Speaker
Bonnie Mak (Information Sciences) and Allen Renear (Information Sciences), Respondent: David Sepkoski (Thomas M. Siebel Chair in the History of Science)
Registration
Zoom Registration
Contact
Humanities Research Institute
E-Mail
info-hri@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

Part of the “Think Again...” Event Series.

Although much attention has been paid to identifying the deleterious effects of artificial intelligence, largely missing from ongoing debates is the kind of rich interpretation and analysis that is the hallmark of the humanities. Building upon their recent article, “What Is Information History?,” Bonnie Mak (Information Sciences) and Allen Renear (Information Sciences) introduce ways in which the humanities can engage in the critical examination of AI. Foregrounded will be historical and philosophical approaches to concepts that are key to our understanding of artificial intelligence. By situating AI as a site of humanistic inquiry, this seminar series highlights the unique contributions of the humanities to the study of AI and the human condition. Zoom registration

Respondent: David Sepkoski, Thomas M. Siebel Chair in the History of Science

Attendees are encouraged to read Mak and Renear's article in advance. View here

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