Artificial Intelligence and Human Stupidity

An Evening in Honor of Boaz Tamir’s Book: Artificial Intelligence: Fundamental Principles


We have a reasonable grasp of how artificial intelligence works.
But do we understand why it works?

Algorithms can speak like humans.
Is this a fact about algorithms—or a revelation about ourselves?
What is more remarkable: that AI can offer intelligent answers to our questions, or that it can make nonsense sound convincing, articulate, and authoritative?

A conversation on artificial intelligence inspired by the book by Boaz Tamir, moving between technical foundations, philosophical questions, and the cultural implications of intelligent machines.

Participants:
Dr. Boaz Tamir – AI expert, researcher, and lecturer in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society
Dr. Noam Yuran – Philosopher, Head of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society, and self appointed representative of human stupidity