Philosopher: more thinking required on role of AI in education

Developments in artificial intelligence are now "a runaway train" and urgently require the attention of philosophers and other humanists, a professor has argued. Mark Kingwell, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, spoke on "Humans and Artificial Intelligence – What Happens Next?" at an alumni event in London. "A'singularity' is demonstrably coming when our attempts to enhance our own intelligence are outstripped by artificial entities," he told the audience. "Yet there are no such things as neutral technologies. We have to ask what interests they serve."