Today and tomorrow, I'm attending the international conference Re-examining AI / Rethinking Modernity on the beautiful Greek island of Corfu.
Scientists, philosophers, and researchers from different countries have gathered here to discuss how artificial intelligence is changing our lives and what the future might hold.
The topics are wide-ranging, from AI's impact on democracy, education, and creativity to questions about human thought, consciousness, freedom, and our future.
Naturally, I'm most interested in the philosophical side of things. What will remain uniquely human if artificial intelligence eventually learns to do almost everything we can do today?
I've also prepared a talk titled Who Is the Author When AI Helps Us Think?
It's part of my ongoing research, Human Genius in the Age of AI, which I've been deeply engaged in lately.
We've already learned to delegate many tasks that require thinking to artificial intelligence. But where do we draw the line? At what point does AI stop helping us think and start thinking for us? And when that happens, who is really the author of our ideas and decisions?