Artificiality: Minds Meeting Machines Artificiality Keynote at the Imagining Summit 2024
Jan 28, 2025
Explore the historical significance of the umbrella as a metaphor for challenging societal norms and question the boundaries of life and intelligence. Delve into the shift from an attention-driven economy to one prioritizing personal intimacy, sparking conversations about data commoditization. Unpack the complex relationship between humans and devices like smartphones, examining their impact on knowledge and consciousness. Finally, reflect on the evolution of tools, highlighting the journey from bicycles to autonomous systems and envisioning a future of collaboration between humans and machines.
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The Umbrella Story
- In the 1750s, Jonas Hanway was mocked for carrying an umbrella in London.
- This seemingly trivial act challenged the accepted notion of what it meant to be human.
Shifting Humanity
- Small behavioral shifts can challenge our understanding of humanity.
- The emergence of AI changes our understanding of intelligence and life itself.
Information as Foundation
- Information is the foundation of life and intelligence, not just biology.
- Computation is the mechanism by which intelligence, agency, and consciousness arise.