Details
Date: 31 October 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 10:30am – 12:20pm
Venue: CPD-2.37, Central Podium Levels – Two, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Speakers: Dr. David Villena, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, HKU
Time: 10:30am – 12:20pm
Venue: CPD-2.37, Central Podium Levels – Two, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Speakers: Dr. David Villena, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, HKU
Class Topic
The ethics of autonomous weapons
Brief introduction to the course
The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
This course provides an introduction to the philosophy of artificial intelligence. Central questions include: In what sense is artificial intelligence a form of intelligence? Can computers achieve a form of intelligence that far surpasses human intelligence, i.e., can we reach the so-called Singularity? Does the Singularity pose an existential threat to humanity? Can computers be conscious? Can we communicate and share a language with AI? Can and should decisions made by AI be explainable to humans? What is algorithmic bias and what can be done about it? What are our moral obligations towards AI?
This course provides an introduction to the philosophy of artificial intelligence. Central questions include: In what sense is artificial intelligence a form of intelligence? Can computers achieve a form of intelligence that far surpasses human intelligence, i.e., can we reach the so-called Singularity? Does the Singularity pose an existential threat to humanity? Can computers be conscious? Can we communicate and share a language with AI? Can and should decisions made by AI be explainable to humans? What is algorithmic bias and what can be done about it? What are our moral obligations towards AI?
Number of seats for observers/visitors
4 seats per session (Enrolment will be on a first-come, first-served basis.)
Purpose of the Session
Identify and analyze the problems associated with applying the principles of classical just war theory to the design, possession, and deployment of lethal autonomous weapon systems. Examine the ethical challenges related to the current and potential use of these weapon systems on the battlefield, and judge the main positions in the ongoing debate.
Biography of the Teacher
Dr. David Villena teaches in the Department of Philosophy and in the Master’s Program in Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Society at The University of Hong Kong. Before, he taught at Lingnan University and, previous to moving to East Asia, he was a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) and in the School of Philosophy at Antonio Ruiz de Montoya Jesuit University (Lima, Peru). David was also an instructor of public sector ethics for civil service officials from the Americas, Spain, and Portugal at the Latin American Center for Public Administration and Development (CLAD), and a Visiting Research Scholar in the Institute for Philosophy at Leiden University in the Netherlands.