Being Human in a time of AI

What does it mean to be human in an increasingly AI-driven world?
The annual Chaplaincy in-conversation event explores the impact of AI on human personhood, creativity and the common good. Guests include Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, founding board member for the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation; and Prof Etienne Roesch, researcher in Machine Learning, Neuroscience and Cyber Psychology; and Charles Radclyffe, tech entrepreneur and CEO of EthicsGrade. The event is introduced by Professor Robert Van de Noort CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading, and hosted by Revd Mark Laynesmith, Anglican Chaplain of the University of Reading.

00:00 Welcome and Introduction of speakers from Professor Van de Noort
03:17 Introduction from Mark Laynesmith
04:57 Question to Prof Etienne Roesch: What is AI?
07:48 Charles Radclyffe: What are the drivers for businesses to embrace AI?
12:34 Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft: What traditional answers have we had to technological progress socially, and how useful will they be going forward?
18:52 All: What sort of benefits can you forsee coming out of AI in the next five years?
22:40 AI Creativity and the Nature of Work
22:52 Charles Radclyffe: Difference between 19th Century Industrial Revolution and today's AI industrial revolution?
27:10 Prof Etienne Roesch: What impact does AI art have on creative industries?
31:52 All: What will the impact of AI be on society, social inequalities, and the workplace?
40:50 AI, Information and Truth
40:56 Charles Radclyffe: How is it that ChatGPT can lie?
44:02 Prof Etienne Roesch: How does AI affect our news consumption and voting and how should we respond?
46:01 Rt Revd Dr Steve Croft: There's so much we don't see/understand about AI in terms of energy use, environmental impact, data collection etc. 47:15 Book references: Shoshana Zuboff "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism", 2018; Pope Francis' address on World Peace Day "Artificial Intelligence and Peace", 2024
48:33 Prof Etienne Roesch: Do we need to educate students better about the dangers and limitations of AI technology?
50:00 Rt Revd Dr Steve Croft: Need for critical thinking about tech not just for students and young people, but ourselves as well.
51:33 Rt Revd Dr Steve Croft: Is there an appetite for AI regulation?
52:41 All: Are businesses interested in self-regulation?
55:43 All: What does it mean to be human?
58:19 What is life for? More than endless scrolling?
01:00:56 Book reference: Yolande Strengers and Jenny Kennedy "The Smart Wife", 2021
01:04:10 Questions from the Audience to all panel members
01:04:33 Advice for using Generative AI in a business when bosses are not receptive?
01:07:13 Who is counting the cost of AI and bitcoin mining in terms of resources and environmental impact?
01:10:50 Book reference: Kate Crawford "Atlas of AI", 2022
01:11:51 Is AI reducing our intelligence?
01:14:13 What does generative AI need to become comparable to human intelligence? Is it possible?
01:17:04 Is it possible and positive for us to have our own personal AIs?
01:18:43 Use of AI in medical settings; possible impact of improved screening and personalised health predictions?
01:21:23 How can AI be leveraged to address current social inequalities?
01:24:21 Conclusion, thanks, and future events
01:25:38 Closing remarks from Professor Van de Noort

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