We may think that because we invented modern technology we must remain in charge of it but taking an evolutionary perspective suggests a very different prospect. Universal Darwinism is the principle that when any kind of information is copied with variation and selection an evolutionary process inevitably begins. Genes are Earth’s best-known replicator and gave rise to biological evolution, but there may be other replicators on earth that, like genes, will evolve ever faster. What might this mean for the future of both human and artificial intelligence?

Monday 29 October 2018 | 19.30 – 21.00 hrs | Grotius building, Radboud University

Read the review: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2018/terugblik-2018/18-10-28-genes-memes-and-tremes-the-future/

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