Jeanne Proust, who teaches public philosophy at UC Santa Cruz, is concerned about our relationships with artificial intelligence and the accelerated pace of adding AI to our lives. Is AI making our kids intellectually lazy? Is it pushing us to lose the messy unease of human interaction? Will we replace intimacy with connections with AI creations? Here, she makes the case for deeper public discussions about the impacts of rapid technological advances and invites us to participate in two free “Night of Ideas” events – one in Santa Cruz and the other in San Francisco – as part of a worldwide movement to elevate public philosophy and help us ponder our connections to each other and how to transform our thinking into action.
