From “Terminator” to “I, Robot” , to “2001 – a space odyssey”, there is definitely a feeling in popular culture that Artificial Intelligence (or “AI” for short) is bound to kill us. These concerns, as it turns out, might be a little overblown and paranoid. After all, our lives are becoming more and more enmeshed with AI. From social media, to “smart” technologies, to generative programs like Chat CPT, our lives are guided by AI and its products in ways that we don’t expect, and sometimes don’t even imagine. But just what, exactly, is “AI” and how is it connected to, or reflective of, our own intelligence? Why and how is it becoming so enmeshed in contemporary life? And, of course, what kinds of “dangers” might it hold, and how ought we to think about them?
Presented by Seth Tichenor.
The Thursday Talk program is reoccurring community lecture series every Thursday, October through May. Thank you to our 2023 Partners –
- 1st Thursdays – Ales & Ideas w/ Clatsop Community College
- 2nd Thursdays – Wit & Wisdom w/ Philosofarian
- 3rd Thursdays – Thursday Night Talk w/ Clatsop County Historical Society
- 4th Thursdays – Nature Matters w/ Lewis & Clark National Parks, National ParksService, and North Coast Watershed Association
WHERE: Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St Astoria, OR 97103 Map
