Dearest Posthumans,

We hope this email finds You Well!

We are truly are honored to share with You two inspiring invitations related to Artificial Intelligence:

1. TOMORROW! LECTURE / WORKSHOP

You are kindly invited to the Lecture / Workshop "WHO IS AFRAID OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?" by Prof. Francesca Ferrando at the European School of Administration, European Union. The event is free and held online. Registration is required.

2. ONGOING! SURVEY / PROJECT

You are kindly invited to participate in the survey "WHO IS AFRAID OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?". This project is conceived as a way to understand how we, humans in the 21st century, in all of our diversities, perceive technology in the Digital Age: from human enhancements to ecology, data privacy, happiness and self-realization. 

The questionnaire is anonymous and the results are freely available to all, released under a Creative Commons License, By Attribution and Non-Commercial (CC BY NC). Please feel free to share it openly and widely.

Thanks again for Expressing your Agency in manifesting who we are in the 21st century!

Peace and Much Appreciation to You All,
The Global Posthuman Network
https://www.posthumans.org/

LECTURER
Francesca Ferrando

ABSTRACT

In the 21st century, a spectre is haunting humans – the spectre of technology. From algorithmic predestination to internet addiction, from the technosphere to super-intelligent AI: technology is here to stay. This realization is not a neutral statement, nor does this entail an uncritical acceptance of the ways these technologies are being actualized. Instead, it is a wake-up call to be aware of where we are at – as individuals, as a society, and as a species. We can no longer think of technology in separation from humanity and ecology; its material production has to be taken into consideration as well. In order to understand technology in the era of the Anthropocene, we need a radical change in people's worldviews. Anthropocentric and human-centric values that are still ingrained in many societies, in and outside of Europe, are serious obstacles towards this shift, which is urgently needed in the rise of global catastrophes. In this talk, we will approach the human condition through the philosophies of posthumanism, by addressing humans as part of a planet, nets of ecological and technological emergencies, expressions of cosmic phenomena. We will understand together how each of us can help in tracing new horizons. This will be a journey of self-inquiry and self-discovery: into technology, into society, and most importantly, into ourselves...

WHEN
Tomorrow, Thursday, January 20th, 12.30-2pm (CET) / 6.30-8am (EST) / 5-6.30 pm (IST).

WHERE
Organized by the School of European Administration, The European Union, Bruxelles.
The event is held online.

REGISTRATION
The event is free. Registration is required.
To register, please contact Virginia Bernardi. 

This project is conceived as a way to understand how we, humans in the 21st century, in all of our diversities, perceive technology in the Digital Age: from human enhancements to ecology, data privacy, happiness and self-realization.

The survey asks specific questions, such as: "Is technology making our life easier or more complicated?", "Is AI going to take over?", "Are we too dependent on technology as a society?", "Should society only embrace technological advancements that are beneficial to all?". The urgency and beauty of such a survey (asking directly what we want to do as a species, instead of suggesting what we should do, in regard to technological developments,) is the reason why this project is conceived as a collaborative, ongoing and open to anyone. 

The results of this survey are freely available to anyone taking the survey; they are released under a Creative Commons License, By Attribution and Non-Commercial (CC BY NC), so that they can be shared and quoted without further permission. The questionnaire is anonymous: no emails are asked nor collected. You can find the survey below, please feel free to share it openly and widely.

You can find the survey below, and also at this links:

Survey: https://forms.gle/pwrB7rawHkievZnm9

More Info: https://www.posthumans.org/artificial-intelligence.html

Thank You for Sharing Your Vision: We Truly Appreciate Them!

Thanks for connecting and sharing your insights and visions!

Peace, Health and Much Appreciation,
The Global Posthuman Network
www.posthumans.org