[SydPhil] UOW Expanding Minds Seminar: Prof. Shaun Gallagher (University of Memphis/UOW) on 'Intelligence: From AI to ZI', Jan 14

[Elena Walsh]

Dear all,


On January 14 the School of Liberal Arts at UOW will host a research
seminar delivered by Prof. Shaun Gallagher (University of Memphis/UOW), as
part of its Expanding Minds Seminar Series. All are most welcome and there
is no need to RSVP. Full details can be found below.


Best wishes,

Elena


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*Prof. Shaun Gallagher (University of Memphis and University of Wollongong)*


*Intelligence: From AI to ZI*

Wednesday, January 14, 3 pm - 4:30 pm

Building 19, Room 2072B (ASSH Seminar Room) in the Research Hub on the 2nd
floor of Building 19, UOW (Keiraville campus)



*Abstract:* The concept of zero-intelligence (ZI) agents has been developed
as part of the project of simulating market design in economics (Gode &
Sunder 1993). It’s also been put to use by Andy Clark in his work on
extended mind. I argue that this concept is useful for defining the notion
of intelligence in a contrastive analysis between (a) non-human agents with
purportedly minimal intelligence, (b) humans, and (c) AI, as well as for
clarifying models of skilled performance. I’ll argue that even in so-called
mindless performance or minimal/ZI agency, intelligence is never zero, but
is rather distributed across various factors and highly dependent on
embodied processes. To show this I'll appeal to the science of myrmecology
and suggest that we can learn a lot from ants.



Room location: For anyone unfamiliar, the seminar room is on the second
floor of Building 19. From the first floor at the top of the stairs, you
walk down the corridor, turn left at the lift, go up stairwell 3, walk
through the glass doors and you’ll find yourself in the Research Hub,
where the seminar room is.