The Veritas Forum | A.I.: What Does It Mean to Be Human? | Joshua Swamidass (WUSTL) & Clark Wolf (Iowa State) @VeritasForum | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 1 hour ago
What does it really mean to be human - does it involve embodiment, rationality, or something deeper? Joshua Swamidass (WUSTL) and Clark Wolf (Iowa State) discuss how artificial intelligence challenges our deeply held conceptions about humanness. | Iowa State University, 3/6/2023 | Explore more at https://www.veritas.org.
Speakers:
Joshua Swamidass - Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology and Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis
Clark Wolf - Director of Bioethics; Professor, Department of Philosophy at Iowa State University
Moderator:
Alex Tuckness - Chair, Professor, & Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellow in Political Science at Iowa State University
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:55 Opening Presentation - Josh Swamidass
00:29:06 Opening Statements - Clark Wolf
00:38:37 Q&R: Why do humans feel the need to create A.I.?
00:48:15 Q&R: Does all technological progress lead to human flourishing?
00:54:04 Q&R: How does technology amplify our human nature?
01:02:49 Q&R: Should we accelerate A.I. to its fullest potential?
01:05:52 Q&R: What's the difference between humans and computers?
01:20:23 Q&R: How are we able to label something conscious as a "person"?
What does it really mean to be human - does it involve embodiment, rationality, or something deeper? Joshua Swamidass (WUSTL) and Clark Wolf (Iowa State) discuss how artificial intelligence challenges our deeply held conceptions about humanness. | Iowa State University, 3/6/2023 | Explore more at https://www.veritas.org.
Speakers:
Joshua Swamidass - Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology and Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis
Clark Wolf - Director of Bioethics; Professor, Department of Philosophy at Iowa State University
Moderator:
Alex Tuckness - Chair, Professor, & Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellow in Political Science at Iowa State University
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Over the past two decades, The Veritas Forum has been hosting vibrant discussions on life's hardest questions and engaging the world's leading colleges and universities with Christian perspectives and the relevance of Jesus. Learn more at http://www.veritas.org, with upcoming events and over 600 pieces of media on topics including science, philosophy, music, business, medicine, and more!
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:55 Opening Presentation - Josh Swamidass
00:29:06 Opening Statements - Clark Wolf
00:38:37 Q&R: Why do humans feel the need to create A.I.?
00:48:15 Q&R: Does all technological progress lead to human flourishing?
00:54:04 Q&R: How does technology amplify our human nature?
01:02:49 Q&R: Should we accelerate A.I. to its fullest potential?
01:05:52 Q&R: What's the difference between humans and computers?
01:20:23 Q&R: How are we able to label something conscious as a "person"?
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