Lecture on the Bar - Are We Robots? Prof. Orly Shenkar

Are we robots?

Science fiction is already here: soon the robots will be so similar to us that it's hard to tell if we're talking to a robot or a human. What's the difference, actually? On the one hand, the question arises: will a very sophisticated robot really be a human? On the other hand - what does this say about us: Are we, in fact, robots? To answer the question we will find out a little bit about what a robot is, and since a robot is based on a computer we will find out a little bit about what a computer is. Finally we will see what all this says about the big question: Can science and technology give us life after death?

Recommended recommendation for the lecture: The episode San Junipero in the series Black Mirror.