We have long understood Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be the ability of machines to emulate, even surpass human intelligence, and take on an increasing amount of the work traditionally done by humans. Yet, AI’s expansive advancement today threatens to result in a displacement of labor comparable in magnitude to the changes instigated by the Industrial Revolution, shifting the nature of work from thinking skills to emotional intelligence. In that world, interpersonal (soft) skills will be paramount. How will we survive and thrive in an AI-dominated world? This cluster turns to science fiction’s intuitions for advance warning about the implications of AI, explores the way politics will manage deep fakes and algorithmic bias, and invites students to question whether intelligence needs to be biological to support human life.
This cluster will be offered throughout 2024-26.
