Scientists Teach an AI about Humanity

An Artificial Intelligence will emerge at some time in the next few decades. The AI will challenge everything we believe about ourselves and our place in the world.

An AI is not just a bigger better computer: the AI will be a sentient, intelligent, free-thinking individual. It will be powerful beyond belief, existing on every tablet and smartphone, every computer, and every communications system. All entertainment, finance, commerce, military deployment, resource management and distribution will be run by the AI.

But if the AI doesn’t know how humans work- it’ll make some VERY bizarre, potentially catastrophic decisions.

During the show we teach the AI aspects of human behaviour, helping it to understand humanity.

There are eight aspects of being human that are essential to an understanding of humanity:

 Humour

 Feelings And Relationships

 Storytelling And Metaphor

 Superstition And Faith

 Creativity

 Commerce And Trade

 Relationship With The Natural World

 Science And Invention

 Kindness And Ethics

The show will be a an oddly misshapen sci-fi comedy show combined with a social experiment, an interactive TED talk, and a training exercise.

When:

19th - 20th February: 8pm

22nd - 23rd February: 8pm

Where:

Pitt St Theatre (19th - 20th)

78 Pitt Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010

The Pumphouse Theatre (22nd - 23rd)

2a Manurere Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland 0622

Duration:

70 mins

Tickets:

$17 - Standard

Accessibility:

This event is not accessible for Deaf or HoH audiences

Both venues are accessible for wheelchair users

No lockout

Content Warnings:

13+