Conference “Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence”
The philosophical debate on the opportunities and risks of the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is booming worldwide. From a wide range of perspectives – from ethical and moral issues to problems of adequate explainability of the technical possibilities of AI systems – the philosophical discourse has intensified in the last five years.
As much as the disruptive changes of this technology are emphasized in popular presentations, the majority of academics seem to advocate a moderate-critical assessment of this technology. Both dystopian and utopian scenarios are largely rejected here. This is primarily due to the conviction that current AI developments are only producing “weak AI” despite impressive successes. With reference to John Searle’s famous difference between “weak and strong AI”, technical possibilities are only assessed as successful simulations of cognitive characteristics that offer incredible opportunities, but are unable to fulfill these characteristics of autonomous beings themselves.
From 29 to 31 March 2023, Prof. Dr. Benjamin Rathgeber, Professor of Philosophy of Nature and Technology and Director of the Institute for Frontiers in Philosophy and Theology, is organizing an interdisciplinary conference on “Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence”. The conference will take place in a hybrid format and bring together the perspectives of top-class scientists in this field of research in an interdisciplinary manner.