Prof. Dr. Armin Grunwald is Professor of Philosophy of Technology at the Institute of Philosophy at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and also Head of the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag in Berlin. As part of a guest lecture at Hof University of Applied Sciences (Audimax, B023) on June 19 at 7.30 p.m., he will be talking about the “soaring popularity of artificial intelligence” and the question of whether this will make humans superfluous.
Image: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology;
Humans have made the rapid advances in artificial intelligence, big data technologies and robots possible. As digitalization is the result of human invention and implementation, there are also growing concerns that humans could ultimately be inferior to their own digital creatures and become superfluous: “However, a closer look shows that we do not have to look at digital progress with fatalism. With digital maturity, it is possible to shape a digital future. Ultimately, the aim must be to use the digital possibilities to enrich and improve analog life. Digitalization is a means to an end, but not an end in itself. The end remains a good and sustainable life for people,” says Prof. Grunwald.
The event is presented by Catholic Adult Education in the city and district of Hof in cooperation with the Faculty of Computer Science at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Admission is free.
Further information is available at:
www.keb-hof.de // keb-hof@t-online.de / Tel. 0921 – 84 86 8
