[AVX Seminar] Digital Minds: Science Fiction or near-future reality?
Arlindo Oliveira, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IST
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09 Nov, 2017
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11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
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AVX Seminar
Title: Digital Minds: Science Fiction or near-future reality?
Speaker: Arlindo Oliveira
Affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IST
Abstract:
Exponential growth is a pattern built deep into the scheme of life, but technological change now promises to outstrip even evolutionary change, a process that created life and intelligence on Earth. In particular, exponential growth has characterized computing technologies in the last century, and has fueled the rapid developments of ICT that have changed society so deeply. In this talk, I will discuss the possibility that advances in computing technology will enable us to create digital minds, either artificial or natural, and discuss briefly the social, legal, and ethical implications of such a possibility.
