*online* Ethical Matters: Can Your Identity Survive 21st Century Technology?

Futurist Tracey Follows presents a fascinating and urgent exploration of what personal identity will mean for all of us in the coming decades of AI, social media and trans-humanism.

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'Who am I?' is one of the most fundamental questions we ask of ourselves throughout our lives. But in the twenty-first century, this is becoming increasingly difficult to answer as technology forces us to negotiate different versions of ourselves distributed across a digital world.

Now, Facebook gets a say in verifying who we are, science can alter our biology and reinvent us over time, and advances in AI are revolutionizing how we interact with the world around us. Understanding and defining who you are has become confusing and chaotic and in some ways is already out of our control.

In an age of digital disruption, creativity and innovation, Follows argues that we need to find a way to embrace a new era of personal identity, while ensuring we preserve our autonomy from state authorities, technology platforms and emergent social systems. In clear and accessible prose, she explores new ideas and technological advances covering legal identity; surveillance and privacy; avatar life companions and the implications of AI; biological enhancements, genetics and transhumanism; and finally, the digital afterlife from cryonics, mind-uploading and longevity science.

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Category: Attractions | Talks and Lectures

Price:
General Admission: GBP 5.0

Artists / Speakers: Tracey Follows