As part of the Bülbülzade Foundation events, Microsoft Projects Coordinator (E) Abdurrahman Bulut gave a lecture titled “The Digital Age, Dataism, and the Future of Humanity.” The program, held at Zade Life Hotel, was attended by many people interested in technology.
The lecture covered topics such as the development process of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the mystery of consciousness. Bulut touched upon which professions artificial intelligence will affect, why humans strive to create beings similar to themselves, and the need to examine consciousness from a scientific perspective. He also shared information about qualia, dualism, and the philosophy of dataism. In addition, he shared book and movie recommendations with participants to help them better understand artificial intelligence.
Following the presentation, Bulut drew attention to what needs to be done regarding the future of humanity, stating, “We must choose which world's values and which ontology's ethics to load into artificial intelligence. A new philosophy of technology based on our own unique, human-centered ontology is inevitable.”
After the Q&A session, Abdurrahman Bulut, (E) Microsoft Projects Coordinator, was presented with a plaque by Turgay Aldemir of the Bülbülzade Foundation in recognition of his contributions.
