How can we think our way through the ethical dilemmas posed by new technologies? Is it possible to reason together, and argue together, about controversial questions with civility and mutual respect? To explore these questions, we invite all Harvard students to join Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government Michael Sandel in Sanders Theatre for a lively, interactive session on the ethics of AI.
This marque event in Harvard’s Week of Dialogue will invite students to consider some hard questions raised by AI, chatbots, and big data: Can tech help us find love? Do dating apps help or hinder our search for the ideal partner? Will AI change the meaning of friendship, companionship, and intimacy? Does technology erode the distinction between virtual and actual human connection? Will chatbots blur the line between life and death?
Following the discussion with Professor Sandel in Sanders Theatre, students are invited to continue the conversation over dinner in Annenberg and House dining halls in a dialogue led by Edmond & Lily Safra Center Fellows in Values Engagement. Although we will not likely resolve these questions in an evening, we hope this event will be the start of a continuing effort to put moral and civic reflection at the heart of the Harvard experience.
This event is open to all HUID holders (IDs will be checked).
How can we think our way through the ethical dilemmas posed by new technologies? Is it possible to reason together, and argue together, about controversial questions with civility and mutual respect? To explore these questions, we invite all Harvard students to join Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government Michael Sandel in Sanders Theatre for a lively, interactive session on the ethics of AI.
This marque event in Harvard’s Week of Dialogue will invite students to consider some hard questions raised by AI, chatbots, and big data: Can tech help us find love? Do dating apps help or hinder our search for the ideal partner? Will AI change the meaning of friendship, companionship, and intimacy? Does technology erode the distinction between virtual and actual human connection? Will chatbots blur the line between life and death?
Following the discussion with Professor Sandel in Sanders Theatre, students are invited to continue the conversation over dinner in Annenberg and House dining halls in a dialogue led by Edmond & Lily Safra Center Fellows in Values Engagement. Although we will not likely resolve these questions in an evening, we hope this event will be the start of a continuing effort to put moral and civic reflection at the heart of the Harvard experience.
This event is open to all HUID holders (IDs will be checked).