What does it mean to be human in the age of AI? 🤖

How old is the fear of machines taking over? What might we learn about how to respond from previous examples? Is technology dehumanising or can it also be liberating? How could philosophy expand our understanding of its potential?

Dan Turello is a cultural historian, photographer and author. His new book Connection: How Technology Can Make Us Better Humans explores a middle way between nostalgia and utopianism, focusing closely on social dimensions.

Together, we consider both the perils and the promise of technology, drawing inspiration from a range of perspectives – including those of Christian mystics, contemporary philosophers, yogic traditions and Battlestar Galactica.

An excerpt from Dan’s book was recently published by the New Yorker. He holds a PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard and is a Fellow at the Center for the Future of Mind, AI & Society at Florida Atlantic University.

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