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HumAI’s Guest Lecture: Our AI future and the ethics of risking everything

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Join Us for Hum AI’s seminar series and our guest lecture: Our AI Future and the Ethics of Risking Everything. Today’s speaker is Olle Häggström, Professor of Mathematical Statistics at Chalmers University of Technology. Olle will discuss the situation regarding the threats posed by AI and what can be done about them. A warm welcome!

Lecture
Date
19 Feb 2026
Time
15:00 - 17:00
Location
C350 - Lisebergssalen at Humanisten, University of Gothenburg, Renströmsgatan 6
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Organizer
Språkbanken Text, Department of Swedish, multilingualism, language technology; CLASP, Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science; Department of Historical Studies; and GRIDH, Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion

Olle Häggström is professor of mathematical statistics at Chalmers University of Technology and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 

His lecture will briefly cover this:  AI is developing at breakneck speed, and the CEOs of the leading AI companies expect within a single-digit number of years to have AI so transformative that at a minimum it will thoroughly disrupt the labor market and other parts of society. 

”It might even wipe out humanity altogether. Yet, these same CEOs claim to be locked in a race against each other that prevent them from pulling the breaks. This is not OK. I will explain the situation in more detail, and briefly address what can be done about it”, says Olle Häggström.

Olle Häggström's research is in probability theory and statistical mechanics, but in recent years his interests have shifted towards futurology, global risk and AI safety. He is the author of five books.

Don’t miss this opportunity to dive into the intersection of technology and the humanities! Welcome.

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