Arthur Clarke, a British science fiction writer, believed that our goal for the future should be full unemployment. In this way, we would have endless free time to engage in creative activities, games, and relaxation. This could be possible if Artificial Intelligence and robots took over laborious and time-consuming tasks, freeing humans from them. As a result, productivity among members of society would increase, ultimately leading to overall prosperity. This perspective contrasts with the prevailing view in public discourse, which describes a new technology that will “violently” take away our jobs and lead us into poverty.

In the end, does this development depend on us? How can we contribute to making the optimistic scenario a reality?

Speaker: Alkis Gounaris, Postdoc Researcher, Department of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 

*The image was specifically created for this topic by an Artificial Intelligence tool.

Come to the Athens Science Festival to discuss contemporary issues and shape our future!

Thursday, October 12th | Venue: Amphitheatre | 09:00 – 10:00