Humanity, Religion, and Society

in a Changing Age of Robotics and AI





19th (Wed) October 2022

Hokkaido University






Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies suggest a future in which people interact with AI systems increasingly as entities with some form of agency or “artificial subjects", rather than just as advanced information processing technology. This prospect raises a host of questions regarding our co-existence with advanced AI systems, such as: How would they influence the current human practices? How would different cultures respond to these technological advances? How could we use traditional humanistic resources to develop machines that will contribute to human flourishing? In this symposium, we will have three speakers approach these perennial issues from the perspectives of psychology, theology, and computer science.

Speakers

Dr. Emily Burdett

School of Psychology


University of Nottingham

Young Children's Developing Perceptions of Robots

Dr. Michael Burdett

Department of Theology and Religious Studies

University of Nottingham

Personhood and creation in an age of robots and AI: Can we say "you" to artifacts?

Prof. Nigel Crook

Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment

Oxford Brookes University

The Anatomy of moral agency: A theological and neuroscience inspired model of virtue ethics



Venue


Hokkaido University

Centennial Hall (百年記念会館, 1階大会議室)

https://goo.gl/maps/jyaMCdZZSdTr5BYY6

(entry fee: free)


or


Online Participation

Registration required at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuduuvrjwpHtcbNu-t3qTyWIq_t8eNDnDR

(free registration)



Time table


13:00-13:10 Opening Remarks

13:10-14:00 Talk #1: Dr. Emily Burdett

14:00-14:50 Talk #2: Dr. Michael Burdett

- Break (30 min) -

15:20-16:10 Talk #3 : Prof. Nigel Crook

16:20-17:20 Panel Discussion

Discussant #1: Dr. Caitlin Coker

Discussant #2: Dr. Katsunori Miyahara

17:20-17:30 Closing Remarks




Sponsors


Toshiba International Foundation [LINK]


The Toyota Foundation Special Subject Program 2021 "Pioneering 'Artificial Subject Studies': A New Framework for Advancing Interdisciplinary Studies on the Ideal Form of the Co-Existence Between Human Beings and Artificial Subjects" (D21-ST-0012) [LINK]


Center for Human Nature,

Artificial Intelligence, and Neuroscience (CHAIN), Hokkaido University [LINK]


Organizers


Yo Nakawake, Katsunori Miyahara, Shigeru Taguchi

Contact address: nakawake.yo@kochi-tech.ac.jp (Yo Nakawake/中分遥)

(お問い合わせは,日本語でも受け付けております)



After Conference Meetings (closed meetings)

20-21 Oct 2022 (@ Jozankei, Sapporo)

(If you are willing to join, please contact the following e-mail address in advance: nakawake.yo@kochi-tech.ac.jp (Yo Nakawake/中分遥); however, notice that there are only few remaining seats)