What is intelligence, really?

There is no shortage of hype around artificial general intelligence and the dawn of “superintelligence,” but what about intelligence itself? In this fireside chat, Rumman Chowdhury and Tim Crane move beyond the headlines to interrogate the fundamental nature of the mind. They will tackle common misconceptions that obscure the similarities and differences between human and artificial cognition—from our tendency to anthropomorphize machines, to the idea that human thought is merely a series of computer-like calculations.

They’ll also address the way we judge progress in the field, discussing why our current benchmarks seem to fail to capture true understanding. By starting off thinking in the wrong terms, we may be measuring the wrong things entirely.

This conversation is open to researchers, industry professionals, and the interested public alike, and will be followed by a wine reception.

This event has been organized by the FWF Cluster of Excellence Knowledge in Crisis and by CEU in cooperation with European Forum Alpbach as part of its democracy in a digital age event series.