Panel discussion: Chat GPT, we need to talk.... Possibilities, limits and dangers of AI

Panel discussion in the context of the Philosophical Colloquium Summer Semester 2023.

Since the release of Chat GPT (3.5) in November 2022, the question of the possibilities and limits of artificial intelligence has occupied the public more than ever. In particular, the power of this speech generator, which astounded even large parts of the expert community, has stimulated speculations about apocalyptic scenarios as well as far-reaching transhumanist reveries, which not infrequently override a realistic assessment of the possibilities, limits, and dangers of this technology. In order to adequately assess the positive and negative potentials of such speech generators as well as of artificial intelligence in general, a discourse is needed that goes beyond the boundaries of the disciplines to examine and assess the various aspects of the problem from multiple perspectives.

In order to enter into such a discourse, the Institute of Philosophy has organized a public panel discussion that will focus, among other things, on the aspects of education and (higher) education, the public sphere, and society and politics. Discussing: Walter Blocher (CIO, Business Law), Alexandra Colligs (Philosophy), Maximilian Pichl (Political Science) and Dirk Stederoth (Philosophy). After brief inputs and a panel discussion, the panel will also address questions and contributions from the audience.