Will You Be AI’s Pet?

Name: Will You Be AI’s Pet?
Start: 2026-02-03T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-03T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Gresham College

Schedule

Tue Feb 03 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Gresham College | London, EN

Will humanity be domesticated by AI? This lecture will ponder benefits as well as being clear about the costs.
About this Event

I have two pet dogs; they are happy, wagging their tails and reacting well when I come home from work. They are well fed; have good healthcare; get daily exercise; and have times of play; they do no work or chores. But their long-gone ancestors were wolves, howling at the moon, hunting, creating their packs, taking risks. In this lecture, we will consider a similar domestication of humans by AI, pondering benefits as well as being clear about the costs.

A lecture by Professor Matt Jones.

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