Wine, Cheese & AI

Fiona Passantino is a Human-centered speaker, trainer and coach, helping empower non-technical professionals with AI integration to improve communication, connection and inspiration in the workplace. A passionate content producer and  award-winning author of the "Comic Books for Executives" series, host of the podcast “Working Humans”, her latest book is “AI-Powered Professional: Awareness and Integration Guide for Non-Technicals”. A lifelong creative storyteller who made a long career in corporate communications and HR, working for some of the largest and most complex organisations in Europe, Fiona is now a rising star in the AI-Human inspirational space, headlining international events for the European Commission and large corporates, training in-company and for professional development organisations and occasionally performing standup comedy with an AI twist.

Fiona Passantino from Working Humans

“AI Sentience”: What is it, how does it happen, how do we know it’s happening, and when?

Wijk- en Dienstencentrum Het Kalhuis

Working Humans

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<h3><strong><strong>AI Sentience: What is it, how does it happen, how do we know it’s happening, and when?</strong></strong></h3><p><br></p><h3>A panel conversation at the dividing line between Human and AI consciousness to understand the “foom” moment, what the differences are between the two, and why it all matters.</h3><h3><br></h3><p>Every six weeks or so, we gather as professional Humans to enjoy each other's company, have a glass of wine, perhaps a bit of cheese, and learn something new about AI. We explore various topics from AI Consciousness and the AI brain, and discuss where all this is going.<br><br>What is “AI sentience”? What is “consciousness”? This live panel discussion opens the floor for a general conversation and debate on ethical issues surrounding AI, with audience participation. Learn from panellists who are specialists, always a combination of a “Human” and "AI" experts.</p><p>After the panelists speak, we dive into theory on the similarities of the AI-Human brain, the frontal lobe center of consciousness now part of the Frontier Model architecture with its Mixture of Experts structure. Where is this going, and is AI consciousness an inevitability? Who gets to decide what intelligence is conscious, and what is not?<br><br>Tickets will get you into the event, provide you with something to drink and nibble on, perhaps some cheese (as the title suggests).<br><br>SPACES ARE LIMITED!! There are only so many chairs...<br><br>Tuesday, Nov 12</p><p>17:00 - 19:00</p><p>Wijk- en Dienstencentrum Het Kalhuis</p><p>177 Badhuisstraat 2584 HH Den Haag</p>

Agenda

Fiona walks us through the latest developments - NotebookLM that simulates a podcast - and pulls apart what is actually meant by "sentience". What it is, how do we know it's happening.

Moment of Learning about AI

We are joined by experts in the field of both Human and AI: Philosophy, Psychology, AI Developers, AI Trainers. They will each start by defining "sentience" for either AI or for us, and then engage in a lively debate over the similarities, differences and what the consequences mean for us all.

Panel Discussion

Participants will have the chance to ask questions and comment.

Open Q&A 

Engage in conversation with your fellow Sentient Humans! Have some wine and cheese and enjoy the company.

Networking and (definitely) the need for more wine

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