Workshop on Agency, Life, and Creativity
Wann
18. bis 19. Februar 2022
9:40 bis 17 Uhr
Wo
Online (Zoom)
Veranstaltet von
Universität Konstanz
Vortragende Person/Vortragende Personen:
Dr. Caterina Moruzzi
Where
Online, on the platform Zoom. The room is accessible at this link: https://zoom.us/j/94409286898?pwd=Mmg2dFRQalphSXpxUDEzZUMwRDIrdz09
Meeting ID: 944 0928 6898
Passcode: 244326
Description
This workshop brings together experts from different disciplines - philosophy, computer science, and the arts - who share an interest for one or more of the notions of agency, life, and creativity. Its aim is that of discussing the reciprocal influence that these notions have on one another when we attribute them to natural or artificial systems. Talks have been grouped under four main titles: `The Nature of Creativity', `New Paradigms of Creativity', `Life and Learning in Artificial Agents', and `Artificial Agents and Scientific Discoveries'. The influence of the questions asked during each presentation, however, extends beyond its own section, to involve cross-disciplinary and cross-thematic discussions on the nature of agency, life, and creativity, and their implementation in artificial systems.
The workshop is funded by the Dr. August und Annelies Karst Stiftung, University of Konstanz and organised by Dr. Caterina Moruzzi, Department of Philosophy, University of Konstanz.
Program
Friday 18th February 2022
09:40-09:45 Opening remarks
The Nature of Creativity
09:45-11:15 Dr. Ulrike Pompe-Alama, University of Stuttgart: “Sorry, I didn’t mean to make you laugh!” On the Role of Intent in Creativity
11:30-13:00 Prof. Geraint Wiggins, Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Queen Mary University of London: Creativity, Meaning and Consciousness: A Challenge to Artificial Intelligence
New Paradigms of Creativity
13:45-15:15 Liat Grayver, Artist: Holistic Technologies - Algorithm for the Body and Mind
15:30-17:00 Prof. Dr. Oliver Deussen and Marvin Gülzow, University of Konstanz: e-David: How Painting Strategies Influence Creativity in Robotic Painting
Saturday 19th February 2022
Life and Learning in Artificial Agents
09:45-11:15 Prof. Dr. Claus Beisbart, University of Bern, How Much Life in “Game of Life”? On the Possibility of Computer-based Artificial Life
11:30-13:00 Prof. Dr. Justus Piater, University of Innsbruck, Learning as a Creative Process in Humans and Machines
Artificial Agents and Scientific Discoveries
13:45-15:15 Prof. Stephen Muggleton, Imperial College London, Is Science a Game?
15:30-17:00 Dr. Caterina Moruzzi, University of Konstanz, Creativity and Agency in Artistic Processes and Scientific Discoveries
Inquiries
For further information, please go to the website or contact caterina.moruzzi@uni-konstanz.de.