Brain-Based and Artificial Intelligence: Socio-ethical Conversations in Computing and Neurotechnology

Hosted by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, this workshop seeks to explore the convergences and disparities in approaches to intelligence in neuroscience and computer science. It will reflect on how brain-based intelligence is similar to artificial intelligence (AI) and also how both can be combined in neurotechnology. Based on this, the workshop will explore the ethical and social implications that arise in AI and neurotechnology. The workshop aims to advance an interdisciplinary discussion between scientists, practitioners, and scholars around these questions.

Invited Speakers

Artificial Intelligence: What will the future be?

Maria Gini
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Minnesota

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: Ethical and societal challenges

Mark Coeckelbergh
Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology
Department of Philosophy
University of Vienna

Brain-Machine Interfaces that Multitask

Mikhail Lebedev
Senior Research Scientist
Center for Neuroengineering
Duke University

Please contact csep@iit.edu with any questions about the workshop.