Artificial Intelligence – A Tale of Two Meanings

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• Prof. Thilo Stadelmann
• Tuesday 08 October 2024, 13:00-14:00
• Assembly Room, Westminster College.

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Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing our lives. Corresponding products and services provide benefits and create added value. At the same time, the media is talking about existential risks or a life in the matrix. Does artificial intelligence enable both – concrete benefits now, with catastrophic side effects? The talk traces the two essential but disjointed meanings of the term AI: As a scientific discipline on the one hand, producing amazing solutions with great potential and manageable risks (for this we take a look at the state and future of technology and applications). On the other hand, however, as an empty phrase that serves certain schools of thought to make the narratives of extreme world views appear plausible – from Transhumanism to Effective Altruism and others (we look at the beliefs that are particularly widespread in the tech industry, which are known as the ‘TESCREAL’ package). The real opportunities and challenges of technology for our society can thus be separated from statements that are philosophically controversial.

This talk is part of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion series.

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