Ethics in AI Live Event: Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology

Part of the Colloquium on AI Ethics series presented by the Institute for Ethics in AI

This event is also part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

Live Event: Thursday 11th February 2021, 6.00pm-7.15pm

This event will be streamed live, sign up to receive a reminder with the live YouTube link: https://youtu.be/FpAUSfadGGU

What, if anything, can the ancient Greeks teach us about robots and AI? Perhaps the answer is nothing, or nothing so straightforward as a correct 'solution' to the problems thrown up by robots and AI, but instead a way of thinking about them. Join us for a fascinating presentation from Adrienne Mayor, Stanford University, who will discuss her latest book, Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology. This book investigates how the Greeks imagined automatons, replicants, and Artificial Intelligence in myths and later designed self-moving devices and robots.

Speakers: Adrienne Mayor, Professor Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer, Professor Armand D'Angour

Chaired by Professor John Tasioulas

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Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Dreams of Technology

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