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Background
In June 2022, engineer Blake Lemoine shocked the world by publicly claiming that one of Googles chatbot AI's had gained sentience. The claims were quickly refuted by what seemed like a joined front of technologists, neuroscientists and psychologists. The enigma seems resolved for now, but as technology pushes on, fundamental questions still loom on the horizon: Will humans ever create robots with the same innate capacity for thinking, feeling and experiencing as ourselves? How do we, as a society, deal with computer programs making increasingly convincing arguments that they don't want to be turned off?
We have invited researchers from a variety of fields to discuss how these technologies work, what capabilities they have now and in the future, and what we can learn about our own minds by studying them as systems that are shaped by their interactions with the world.
Program
| 17:00-17:05 | Introduction | Esten Leonardsen |
| 17:05-17:25 | Presentation | Inga Strümke |
| Inga is a researcher at NTNU and Simula, focusing her research on artificial intelligence. Additionally, Inga is actively engaged in the public debate on AI, its use and societal implications, was awarded “One of Norway’s 50 leading women in tech” in 2020 and frequently writes about technological breakthroughs in the Norwegian newspaper Morgenbladet. | ||
| 17:25-17:45 | Presentation | Johan Frederik Storm |
| Johan is a neurophysiologist and professor of medicine at the University of Oslo, focusing on electrical and chemical communication between brain neurons and mechanisms of consciousness. He has played a central role in Norwegian consciousness research, introduced this topic in the European Human Brain Project in 2015, and founded the Forum for Consciousness Research (https://bevissthetsforum.no/ from 2013), where he is Editor-in-chief. | ||
| 17:45-18:05 | Presentation | Thomas Telving |
| Thomas has a masters degree in philosophy from the University of Southern Denmark and is a merited keynote speaker on AI ethics. He recently published the book “Killing Sophia: Consciousness, Empathy, and Reason in the Age of Intelligent Robots” on some of the ethical conundrums that arise in the interface between humans and robots. | ||
| 18:05-18:30 | Panel discussion | Everyone |
Serving of refreshments!