Opening Keynote – Designing the Mind: AI, Brain Enhancement and the Nature of the Self

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This keynote will shed light on the most pressing issues in human-machine relationships today, with a focus on the philosophical and ethical dilemmas at the heart of human enhancement, technological progress and the importance of asking the question of what makes us human.

Dr Susan Schneider

Associate Professor / Philosophy and Cognitive Science, The University of Connecticut 2019 Distinguished Scholar, US Library of Congress Institute for Advanced Study

Susan writes about the fundamental nature of the self and mind, especially from the vantage point of issues in philosophy of mind, AI, astrobiology, metaphysics and cognitive science.