"I want us all to understand that AI is just the next form of something that has always been present in our lives. We're living meaningless lives, and we're on a treadmill that we don't acknowledge. And why can't we wake up from that? It's because we can't see how to get out of that. Listen, we're already in this situation. So when we say, down the line, artificial intelligence is going to do this to us—I want us to wake up to what we've already done, to what we're already doing, and how we already don't own our own lives."
This session dives into the fascinating world of self, identity and personhood, and how they are being influenced and shaped by emerging technologies. What do these systems have to gain from reaching into our identities and relationships? What is the currency in the digital age, if not exactly money? What is the price we are paying for being online for “free”, and what do they stand to earn? What happens to us when we become “users” rather than persons, and how does that subsequently reframe how we see the world around us, and how we’re embedded within it? In this session, we explore all these themes with fellow humans who have studied culture and technology, and the intersections of the two, to paint us a picture of what’s really happening to our minds.
Nathalie Nahai
taught by Nathalie Nahai
