AI in Academia: Navigating the Future

Episode 2: Axel Seemann

February 20, 2024 Professor Noah Giansiracusa and Gaurav Shah Season 1 Episode 2
Episode 2: Axel Seemann
AI in Academia: Navigating the Future
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AI in Academia: Navigating the Future
Episode 2: Axel Seemann
Feb 20, 2024 Season 1 Episode 2
Professor Noah Giansiracusa and Gaurav Shah

The head of Bentley's philosophy department, Axel Seeman, chats about the new computer science/philosophy joint major in AI at Bentley, why interdisciplinarity is "bloody hard," what role philosophy plays in AI and in preparing students for a world full of AI, what Descartes would have said about the latest chatbots, and what impact AI is going to have on our social lives and our feelings of loneliness.

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The head of Bentley's philosophy department, Axel Seeman, chats about the new computer science/philosophy joint major in AI at Bentley, why interdisciplinarity is "bloody hard," what role philosophy plays in AI and in preparing students for a world full of AI, what Descartes would have said about the latest chatbots, and what impact AI is going to have on our social lives and our feelings of loneliness.