Keynote speaker:
Assistant Professor, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, U of T
Description:
Artificial intelligence is playing an ever-increasing role in our lives, as educational tools, assistants and even companions. I argue that when we become heavily reliant on these tools they can extend our cognition: becoming a constitutive part of our minds, just like our brains. Philosophers have long argued that other tools, like pens and paper and smartphones, can also extend our cognition, but I argue that ‘AI extenders’ have unique features that give rise to powerful potential but also distinct ethical worries, from privacy concerns to moral atrophy.
