Speaker

Giulio Sandini, Founding Director at the Italian Institute of Technology and full professor of bioengineering at the University of Genoa.

Abstract

In recent years, we have been witnessing important technological developments both inthe field of robotics and in the development of the so-called Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

The important results of the algorithms for generating texts in natural language, images, videos and sounds starting from textual descriptions, have been accompanied by the development of mechatronic technology that has enabled the creation of robots with increasingly surprising performances. 

This evolution has led to the hypothesis that the convergence between the two lines of research could lead as a consequence to the creation of robots with an “Artificial Intelligence” comparable to (or even superior to) human “intelligence”.
In this meeting I will try to illustrate, also through the results obtained from the study of the interaction between human beings and between human beings and robots, what main differences exist between aspects of human intelligence and “corporeal” Artificial Intelligence (embodied AI). I will try to explain how the distance between hypothesis and reality also arises from the ambiguity of the term “Artificial Intelligence“. 

Moreover, I will try to explain that, in order to equip robots with the cognitive abilities that characterize Human Intelligence, it is necessary to go beyond the capabilities of current robots and acquire a deeper and multidisciplinary knowledge of the uniqueness of our humanity.

How to participate

NOTICE: the event will be in Italian.
Participation is free but registration is recommended to have a guaranteed seat.
Registrations are open till April 8th or until places are filled. Registrations link