Topic: Augmentation tech, AI, and the future of an AI-enhanced self

• ChatGPT and more advanced AI systems are increasingly becoming embedded in augmentation technologies that enhance human capability or productivity. These technologies can add cognitive, physical, sensory, and emotional enhancements to the body or environment. How can we work toward more ethical designs for future tech through civic engagement and collaboration?

Speakers: Isabel Pedersen

• Isabel Pedersen is Professor of Communication Studies at Ontario Tech University and co-author of two recent books, Writing Futures: Collaborative, Algorithmic, Autonomous (2021) and Augmentation Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Technical Communication: Designing Ethical Futures (2023).

Join us in person:

• We’re meeting in Room 480 of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto (55 St. George Street, north of College St.). There will be signs!

Agenda:

• 7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions
• 7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
• 7:50-9:00 = Breakout groups