2.º Simpósio Português Sobre Filosofia e Inteligência Artificial

September 26th and 27th 2024, Forum Cultural de Alcochete

We invite you to our Symposium

``Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence``
Following on from the success and impact of the first Portuguese Symposium on Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence, the 2nd Symposium is once again being organized, promoted and supported by Alcochete City Council and is being scientifically coordinated by NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS) and the Centre for Philosophy of Science at the University of Lisbon (CFCUL).
With the motto "Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence", the aim is to explore the impact of some aspects of AI on our society and what it means to be human in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Being human is to act, think and feel in certain ways. The omnipresence of AI in contemporary society will insurmountably and irreversibly change the way we are.
The Symposium on Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence features keynote interventions and round tables. Its main objective is to deploy synergies between various domains of scientific thought around AI, including stakeholders from the industry and the civil society. We intend to further contribute to the technological, economic, and ethical development of AI in Portugal.

The Event Schedule

Schedule subject to changes

26th

Opening Session

09h00 - 09h15

Fernando Pinto
Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Alcochete

Opening Session

09h15 - 09h30

Helder Coelho
Presidente da Comissão Cientifica

Symposium presentation

Robert Clowes
FSCH- UNL

Keynote 1 (AI & Philosophy)

09h30

Susan Lynn Schneider
Florida Atlantic University

Round Table 1 – Conscious AI

10h30 - 11h45

Can an AI become conscious? Can an AI have a mind even if it is not conscious? How can we detect the presence of consciousness in an AI? Will AI’s have rights and duties if they are conscious?

Coffee Break

11h45 - 12h00

Round Table 2 - AI & The Human Condition

12h00 - 13h15

Can AI healthcare and robotics extend human life? Can AI help prevent climate change? Can AI help manage energy and natural resources? Will AI have an impact on human rights and liberties? Will AI increase unemployment and inequality?

Lunch

13h15 - 15h00

Keynote 2 (Neuroscience)

15h00 - 16h00

Round Table 3 – AI & Creativity

16h00 - 17h15

Can AI be creative? What are the aesthetical limits of generative AI? How does generative AI change what we think art is? Can intellectual property be attributed to AI art? Should generative AI pay intellectual rights?

Coffee Break

17h15 - 17h30

Invited communications – posters

17h30 - 18h30

Students / Researchers - presentation of complete or ongoing works

Community meeting

18h30 - 20h00

Banquet - Dinner

20h00

27th

Keynote 3 (AI & Technology)

09h00 - 10h00

Round Table 4 – AI & Agency

10h00 - 11h15

Can we control AI? What happens to human autonomy and freedom in times of ubiquitous AI? Can we detect fake news and deep fake? Should LLMs like GPT be used to teach, give legal advice or provide political indoctrination?

Coffee Break

11h15 - 11h30

Round Table 5 - Ethics & Responsible AI

11h30 - 13h15

What is responsible AI? Could there be a moral AI? Is ethical judgement embeddable in AI systems? How hard is the opacity problem? Is trustful AI possible? How can tech companies contribute to prevent AI from impacting negatively in human societies?

Lunch

13h15 - 15h00

Keynote 4 – (AI & Society)

15h00 - 16h00

Closing Session

16h00 - 17h00

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September 26th and 27th 2024
Forum Cultural de Alcochete




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