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Hillsdale College Hosts Third 2018-19 CCA Seminar on Campus

Seminar to explore artificial intelligence

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Hillsdale, Mich. – On January 27–30, the Hillsdale College Center for Constructive Alternatives (CCA) will host a seminar entitled, “Artificial Intelligence.” This third CCA of the 2018-2019 academic year will examine artificial intelligence, which is at the forefront of contemporary technological advancements.

Hillsdale College’s CCA is the sponsor of one of the largest college lecture series in America. Since the series began in 1972, more than 1,300 speakers have participated, including Ronald Reagan, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, Steve Forbes, Brit Hume, and Stephen Ambrose. Click here to visit the CCA website.

All CCA lectures are free and open to the media. All times listed are Eastern.

WHEN

Sunday, January 27, 2019
4:00 p.m. – Brian Christian: “What Is Artificial Intelligence?” 8:00 p.m. – Charles T. Rubin: “Morality and Technology”

Monday, January 28, 2019
4:00 p.m. – Jason Schenker: “Uses of A.I.”
8:00 p.m. – Robert H. Latiff: “A.I. and Warfare”

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
4:00 p.m. – Martin Ford: “A.I. and the Economy”
8:00 p.m. – Matthew B. Crawford: “The Importance of What Doesn’t Change”

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
4:00 p.m. – Faculty Roundtable
Daniel B. Coupland, Chairman
Timothy Dolch
Blake McAllister
Jordan Wales

WHERE

Searle Center
315 N. West Street
Hillsdale, MI 49242

WHO

Brian Christian, Author, The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive

Charles T. Rubin, Author, Eclipse of Man: Human Extinction and the Meaning of Progress

Jason Schenker, Author, Jobs for Robots and Robot-Proof Yourself

Robert H. Latiff, Author, Future War: Preparing for the New Global Battlefield

Martin Ford, Author, Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future

Matthew B. Crawford, Author, Shop Class As Soulcraft

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.

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