OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
AI means different things. With current versions based on preprogrammed algorithms, it has seemed (to some commentators) that we humans remain in control. This conclusion has been challenged, however, and the overall picture is set to change more broadly. General Intelligence (at human level capacities) and Superintelligence (above those capacities) occur when machines catch up with (and then far exceed) human abilities across multiple areas of life. Questions arise whether any of these different types of AI threaten Buddhism, and religion; or whether Buddhism and AI will be satisfyingly compatible; or whether Buddhism and other traditions can defend us against the excesses of machine thinking. Could AI even develop forms of life, recognisable from a Buddhist perspective? All these will be considered by our panel of philosophers and psychologists, with expertise in Buddhist Studies and western philosophy as well as, in some cases, religious / contemplative practice.
