TICKETS £10 (plus booking fee)

Can AI systems think, know, and understand?

Could they manipulate or deceive you, and if so, what might they make you do?

Whose interests do they represent?

When will they be able to move beyond words and take action in the real world?


Join Neuroscientist and AI researcher Christopher Summerfield as he explores these questions, charting AI's evolution from early ideas in the seventeenth century to today's deep neural networks. His latest book, These Strange New Minds, is the most accessible, up-to-date, and authoritative exploration of this radical technology. With an understanding of AI's inner workings, we can address the existential question of our age: can we look forward to a technological utopia, or are we writing ourselves out of history?

AUTHOR BIO

Christopher Summerfield has one foot in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience – studying the brains of humans as Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford – and the other in AI research, helping build intelligent systems as a Staff Research Scientist at the pioneering Google DeepMind. He has won several awards, including the prestigious Cognitive Neuroscience Society Young Investigator Award in 2015.

Chris will be signing copies of his latest book, These Strange New Minds, which will be available to purchase on the night. This event will take place upstairs in The Nightingale Room at The Grand Central Pub, Brighton. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access available at this venue.

• DOORS OPEN : 19:00

• TALK STARTS : 19:30

• AUDIENCE Q&A : 20:30

• BOOK SIGNING : 21:00