LECTURE SERIES

AI AND SOCIETY: DEMOCRACY, HEALTH CARE, CREATIVITY AND EDUCATION IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

THU 8 AND 15 JAN, AND 5, 12 AND 26 FEBRUARY – 19:30 TO 21:30
Karl Dittrich Hall, Student Services Centre, Bonnefantenstraat 2

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the way we live, work, communicate and perceive the world around us. From political campaigns and democratic processes to diagnostics in health care, and from creativity to education; AI technologies reshape all aspects of society. While continuous advancements in AI offer a promise of progress, these developments also challenge us to critically reflect on fundamental questions about ethics, truth manipulation, authorship, knowledge production and human responsibility.

Across five thematic evenings, we will explore the impact of AI from different perspectives.

The individual lectures
1. AI: Workings and Ethics – Jerry Spanakis (8 Jan)
2. AI and Democracy – Adriana Iamnitchi (15 Jan)
3. AI and Health Care – André Dekker (5 Feb)
4. AI and the Future of Art – Trilce Navarrete (12 Feb)
5. AI and Education, Zooming in at Maastricht University – Carla Haelermans (26 Feb)

Costs of the whole series
UM students €10 / UM employees and students from other schools €25 / Others €50