Understanding the Technological Singularity and Exploring the Human-machine Dance-A Review of Professor James Katz's Speeches on Artificial Intelligence
On 14-15 September 2023,Professor James Katz of the College of Communication at Boston University was invited to give speeches at Fudan University.This article is a record of Professor Katz's two lectures on"Dilemmas of Artificial Intelli-gence(AI)in Society:Perspectives from the USA & Europe"and"The Future Role of Artificial Intelligence(AI)in Educa-tion:Classrooms,Social Equity,and Digital Divides".The first lecture focuses on the latest empirical analysis on the attitudes of the public,mass media and social elites towards AI technologies in the US and Western European social contexts,the dialecti-cal impact of AI on artistic creativity and interpersonal intimacy in the context of the technological singularity,as well as the principles of technological regulations in the Western context.The second lecture focuses on the controversial application of Chat-GPT in education with a critical reflection.Based on a cutting-edge research of differences between human and machine learn-ing abilities,Professor Katz clarifies the advantages and risks of the current application of large language models in the class-room,and then advocates actively exploring the path of human-machine collaboration and symbiosis under the guidance of"ed-ucational equity".In particular,Professor Katz points out the need to delineate the boundaries of data collection and application,and to integrate internal monitoring by technology companies with external monitoring by society as a whole in order to achieve systematic trust in AI.The final part of the article elaborates Professor Katz's recent writings on the above topics to deepen the understanding of his humanist technological paradigm.
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