Anne Foerst to give the 2002 Pascal Lectures
"Seeking a Silicon Soul"
Biography on Anne Foerst
Anne Foerst is visiting professor for theology and computer science at St. Bonaventure University. Previously, she has worked as research scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI-Lab), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and was also affiliated with the Center for the Studies of Values in Public Life of Harvard Divinity School.
At the MIT AI-Lab, she served as the theological advisor for the Cog and Kismet Projects, two attempts to develop embodied, autonomous and social robots in analogy to human infants which might learn and develop more mature intelligences. She also initiated and directs "God and Computers", a dialogue project initially between Harvard Divinity School, the Boston Theological Institute and MIT and now to be continued at St. Bonaventure. Her work on dialogue has been covered in print, radio, and television shows included MS NBC, Boston Globe, Der Spiegel, ABC and CNN.
Public lecture: And God Created Robots...?
- Thursday, September 26, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
- Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building
Public lecture: Robots, Humans, and the Community of Persons
- Friday, September 27, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
- Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building
Seminar: Theology and Robots - question and answer
- Friday September 27, 2002, 12:30 p.m.
- Davis Centre, room 1302
