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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;">I'm happy to share the details for the
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><b>6th rTAIM Monthly Seminar </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400;">focused on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in a broad sense. This sixth seminar will be focused on
Consciousness and AI in Medicine.</span></div>
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</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>15 November
</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2023 |
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>11h - 12h30</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (Lisbon Time
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<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Speaker:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Klaus Gärtner, PhD</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (University of Lisbon)</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Title</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Conscious AI in Medicine - Is that really a good Idea?</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Abstract</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The relation between consciousness and artificial intelligence (AI) has puzzled humanity for a long time. This includes questions such as: Can AI be conscious? Or more recently,
can a Large Language Model (LLM) be conscious? Should we create conscious AI? How dangerous would that creation be for humanity? And, would conscious AI suffer? It seems that our interest about this relation is, at least, twofold. First, we are concerned about
the nature of consciousness and machines; and second, we are (ethically) troubled by the idea ‘what if AI could really be conscious’. In this talk, I will explore the latter issue. To do so, I will consider the problem of conscious AI in general and specifically
ask, whether it is a good idea to create it. In my view, this matter is closely related to our concerns about whether conscious AI could be dangerous for humanity, whether AI can suffer and what we should conclude from that. I will then apply my thoughts to
the case of medicine, where doubts about these issues seem even more salient. I will conclude that there is a dilemma here. On the one hand, conscious AI can help in a variety of patient care, but on the other hand, negative outcomes for both, the conscious
AI and patients, cannot be excluded.</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Short bio:</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Klaus
Gärtner is a researcher at the Departamento de História e Filosofia das Ciências at the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (DHFC/FCUL) and the Centro de Filosofia das Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (CFCUL). His research interests include Philosophy
of Mind and Cognitive Science, Philosophy of AI, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology and Metaphysic</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>To attend via Zoom (free access):
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