talk - presentation - panel The Rise of A.I. Agents in Historical Perspective February 2025
Guest speaker(s):
- Pim Korsten: Researcher at Freedom Lab. Co-Author of a key working paper on A.I. in historical perspective, written for the Dutch Scientific Board for Government Policy.
Background in philosophy and economics.
https://www.freedomlab.com/team-members/pim-korsten - Maxigas: International expert on hacking, cybernetics, computer culture, and old social media. Universitair Docent Universiteit Utrecht.
Has a critical perspective on the current hype around A.I. and can help us think critically about the promised autonomy of these supposedly new A.I. systems.
https://www.uu.nl/staff/PDunajcsik
Topics we explore in this session:
– What are A.I. Agents? What is happening with the hype around A.I. Agents currently? What does it mean to have computers act autonomously? Is this problematic or dangerous?
– How new is this idea of autonomous intelligent computers? What has happened in the past around smart computer technologies? What kind of previous technologies have existed that are comparable?
– What kind of issues around inclusion/diversity/sustainability might we want to be critical about when it comes to the current hype around A.I. Agents?
