Forging Better Futures for You and AI

Forging Better Futures for You and AI

By Gresham College

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Will work wake us from the "AI as Overlord" spell? This lecture will looks at other, perhaps more palatable futures for AI...

In this last lecture, I will work to wake us from the AI as Overlord spell. We will explore other possible futures, looking first look at the potential of AI fitting in with us: things we can chat to; humanoid robots; or even devices that draw on understandings of pets to make them more palatable and pleasing. Secondly, I’ll suggest a way to weave AI into everyday life: as a “simple” instrument to enable our souls to sing.

A lecture by Professor Matt Jones.

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Category: Science & Tech, Science

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Gresham College

Barnard's Inn Hall

Holborn London EC1N 2HH United Kingdom

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On Sale May 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM