“What makes us human in the age of AI?”

An interdisciplinary event series co-sponsored by the Center for Digital Ethics and the Georgetown Humanities Initiative

This collaboration was launched in 2024 to foster exchanges across departments on the role of intrinsically human attributes, and of the humanities, in facing the challenges of the latest digital and technological revolution.

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“Human Creativity in an AI World”

On February 14, 2024, Professors Laura DeNardis (Director of CDE and Endowed Chair in Technology, Ethics, and Society) and Susanna Lee (Professor and Chair in the Department of French and Francophone Studies, and Convener of the Faculty of Literatures, Cultures, and Language Studies) engaged with questions about the creative process and the nature of authorship as the presence of AI is becoming increasingly pervasive.

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“Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout”

On April 8, 2024, Professor Cal Newport (Professor and Founding Member of the Center for Digital Ethics) discussed his latest book Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, highlighting how to rehumanize work with the help of the wisdom and creativity of philosophers, writers, artists, and scientists.

“Why should we care about understanding AI?”

On April 8, 2024, Professor Cal Newport (Professor and Founding Member of the Center for Digital Ethics) discussed his latest book Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, highlighting how to rehumanize work with the help of the wisdom and creativity of philosophers, writers, artists, and scientists.