2023 Programme
Event #23
Sunday 3 September, 12.15 pm
piazza Matteotti1 - euro 4,50
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Veronica Barassi, Gerd Gigerenzer
Generative AI and the Wonder of Human Intelligence
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to progress rapidly, concerns about the potential for generative AI systems to outsmart humans have emerged. This dialogue brings together insights from Gerd Gigerenzer's cognitive psychology and heuristics research, along with critical perspectives from Veronica Barassi in the anthropology of artificial intelligence. The discussion reflects on the limitations of AI, the unique human traits, and the significance of adaptable, creative, and innovative thinking in highly uncertain environments. By exploring the interplay between AI and human cognition, this dialogue sheds light on the importance of human qualities in navigating complex and unpredictable worlds impacted by advancing AI technologies.
Interprete: Sonia Folin
Veronica Barassi researches and writes about the impact of data technologies and artificial intelligence on human rights and democracy. She is an anthropologist, and Professor in Media and Communication Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of St. Gallen, as well as the Chair of Media and Culture in the Institute of Media and Communications Management. Her previous research focused on social media and political campaigning and the question about digital citizenship. She is the author of Activism on the Web: Everyday Struggles against Digital Capitalism (Routledge, 2015).
Gerd Gigerenzer is director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam and partner of Simply Rational: The Institute for Decisions. He is the author of numerous books on heuristics and decision-making published by Cortina including: Quando i numeri ingannano (2003), Decisioni intuitive (2009), Imparare a rischiare (2015) and Perché l'intelligenza umana batte ancora gli algoritmi (2023).
ph. credits: Arne Sattler
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