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SUMMARY:Media Studies and AI Literacies: Colloquium #7
DESCRIPTION:Mit:\\r\\nPatrick McCrayDepartment of History\, University of C
 alifornia\, Santa Barbara \\r\\n“Power\, Corruption\, and Lies: Joe Wei
 zenbaum and the Myth of ‘Thinking Machines’”\\r\\nThe publication in
  1976 of Joseph Weizenbaum’s book Computer Power and Human Reason marked
  a high-water mark in early critiques of artificial intelligence and the c
 omputer scientists promoting it. At the same time\, his book appeared in t
 he midst of considerable pessimism about the supposed inescapable power of
  large technological systems. Patrick McCray's talk will explore the backg
 round of these critiques as well as the history of Weizenbaum’s influent
 ial book (which has its 50th anniversary this year). Along the way\, he wi
 ll consider Weizenbaum’s influence on expert and public debates about wh
 at computers (and computer scientists) should and shouldn’t do\, critiqu
 es which are even more salient today.\\r\\nModeration: Magnus Rust\, Unive
 rsität Basel\\r\\nGäste sind herzlich willkommen. Im Anschluss findet ei
 n Apéro statt.
X-ALT-DESC:<p>Mit:</p>\n<p>Patrick McCray<br />Department of History\, Univ
 ersity of California\, Santa Barbara&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>“Power\, Cor
 ruption\, and Lies: Joe Weizenbaum and the Myth of ‘Thinking Machines’
 ”</strong></p>\n<p>The publication in 1976 of Joseph Weizenbaum’s book
  <i>Computer Power and Human Reason </i>marked a high-water mark in early 
 critiques of artificial intelligence and the computer scientists promoting
  it. At the same time\, his book appeared in the midst of considerable pes
 simism about the supposed inescapable power of large technological systems
 . Patrick McCray's talk will explore the background of these critiques as 
 well as the history of Weizenbaum’s influential book (which has its 50<s
 up>th</sup> anniversary this year). Along the way\, he will consider Weize
 nbaum’s influence on expert and public debates about what computers (and
  computer scientists) should and shouldn’t do\, critiques which are even
  more salient today.</p>\n<p>Moderation: Magnus Rust\, Universität Basel<
 /p>\n<p>Gäste sind herzlich willkommen. Im Anschluss findet ein Apéro st
 att.</p>
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