Donated by Cambridge Literary Festival
Neil Lawrence | Understanding Ourselves in the Age of AI
Sun 24 Nov 2024 | 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Join Neil Lawrence, world expert on AI, to discover how and why our fears of being displaced by it might be misplaced. Contrasting our evolved, embodied intelligence with the technical origins and limitations of AI systems, he shows instead how they can and should be wielded, not just by experts but by ordinary people.
A vital perspective is missing from the discussions we’re having about Artificial Intelligence: what does it mean for our identity? Join Neil in attempting to answer this vast question.
In conversation with Gina Neff
Neil Lawrence was in the room in 2013 when the debate shifted from talking about ‘computers and statistics’ to ‘AI and intelligence’. Today, Neil leads on projects designing new directions, reimagining health systems and education in Africa, empowering academics to involve themselves in the debates, challenging the corporations, reducing the power of the software engineers, and empowering us – nurses and lawyers, administrators, customers – to defend our essential humanity to deliver the society we want and need.
Venue: Old Divinity School
Duration: 1 hour