ONLINE | Artificial Intelligence and the Human: Jens Schröter, “AI Art. On Machine Creativity”

What is intelligence and what does it tell us about the nature of the human(ities)? The search for artificial intelligence has tended to assume that intelligence is a fixed goalpost, static and unchanging, such that if the search is successful, it can be achieved once and for all. Over the course of 5 days a series of keynotes will investigate and reflect on these issues. Keynotes addresses will be given by Jessica Riskin, Jens Schröter, Stuart Russell, Susan Schneider, Brian Cantwell Smith, and Nell Watson. These keynotes are open to the public and will be livestreamed.

Jens Schröter presents the first lecture – AI Art. On Machine Creativity

Listed below is a schedule of the week’s Keynote presentations:

October 19: 11:30AM -1:30PM – Jens Schröter Keynote: “AI Art. On Machine Creativity”

·      October 20: 9AM – 11AM – Nell Watson Keynote: “AI and Social Trust”
·      October 20: 11:30AM – 1:30PM – Stuart Russell Keynote: “Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence”
·      October 21: 11:30AM – 1:30PM – Susan Schneider Keynote: “AI and the Future of the Self”
·      October 22: 11:30AM – 1:30PM – Brian Cantwell Smith Keynote: “AI, the Human … and the Humane”
·      October23: 1PM – 3PM – Jessica Riskin Keynote: “The Restless Machinery of Life”

Jens Schröter presents the first lecture – AI Art. On Machine Creativity

The Institute for Philosophy and the New Humanities convenes graduate students and distinguished scholars from The New School, the University of Bonn (Germany), and other institutions for intensive five-day seminars on pressing questions in contemporary philosophy and the humanities. Seminars run during the fall semester, with additional seminar work in the spring. The theme for this year’s seminar is Artificial Intelligence and the human. Keynote addresses, presented over 5 days and streamed live, are open to the public.