Bringsjord, Professor and Director of Rensselaer AI and Reasoning Lab, was a keynote speaker at Global Outlook 2024, a flagship event during the opening day of Arendalsuka.
Addressing the rise of artificial intelligence, Bringsjord offered comfort to those who fear that AI will take certain human jobs.
“We are the smartest beings in the natural universe. Human intelligence is number one. As a result of our intelligence and creativity, another intelligent life form has emerged. AI is our creation. It will never be smarter than we are,” said Bringsjord.
Apologizing to the Norwegian master of chess, Magnus Carlson, Bringsjord still argued that AI will outperform humans at chess and certain other games.
“Checkers, chess and Go are all examples of finite games of perfect information. These can be played invincibly by mere computation,” said Bringsjord.
FULL HOUSE
The 11th edition of Global Outlook kick-started the official program of Arendalsuka 2024, a week of societal debate in the city of Arendal. Global Outlook drew more an audience of more than 600 – that is a packed house at the Arendal Town Hall and Cultural Center.
Other keynote speakers included the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, Group Chief Economist at Swiss Re Institute Jerome Jean Haegeli, and Chief Operating Officer at Volue Ingeborg Gjærum.
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The event concluded with a panel debate featuring Martin Sandbu, European Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, Christian Jensen, Editor-in-chief at Politiken, and Christina Pletten, Commentator at Aftenposten.
Global Outlook was moderated by Anita Pratap, an international journalist, author and documentary filmmaker. The event was organized by Arendalsuka, GCE NODE, Eyde Cluster, University of Agder, Arendals Fossekompani, and Gard.
