Calendar of Events
M Mon
T Tue
W Wed
T Thu
F Fri
S Sat
S Sun
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture – ‘The Hidden Obstacles for Artificial Intelligence Translation and Human Transcendence: From the Perspective of Translating Shanghai-style Cultural Texts’ by Prof. Xin SHANG
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture – ‘The Hidden Obstacles for Artificial Intelligence Translation and Human Transcendence: From the Perspective of Translating Shanghai-style Cultural Texts’ by Prof. Xin SHANG
Faculty of Arts and Humanities Department of English Distinguished Lecture Series Prof. Xin Shang The Hidden Obstacles for Artificial Intelligence Translation and Human Transcendence: From the Perspective of Translating Shanghai-style Cultural Texts Monday 22 January 2024, 11:30 Venue: E22-G015 All are Welcome Abstract: In the current situation of rapid development of intelligent technology, people have shaken the competence of human translation, and thus have raised many doubts about the cultivation of translation talents. The present talk starts from the perspective of cultural text translation and analyzes the intelligent technology (ChatGPT, Baidu Translate) translation products of Shanghai style culture. It explores the implicit obstacles of intelligent technology in cultural text translation and presents the differences in text background and context processing […]
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
Sharing Session – ‘Cybernetics and Poetical Truth: Weak Technologies in the Age of Chatbots’ by Prof. Alex Taek-Gwang Lee
Sharing Session – ‘Cybernetics and Poetical Truth: Weak Technologies in the Age of Chatbots’ by Prof. Alex Taek-Gwang Lee
Abstract In this talk, I will intervene in the anxieties surrounding contemporary technology, particularly AI, mainly shaped through the lens of Heidegger's concern about how it might replace human thought and "poetical truth." While acknowledging the historical shift from mythical views of technology to the scientific paradigms of today, I argue that we need to move beyond dominant, "strong technologies" like ChatGPT and embrace the potential of "weak technologies." These adaptable tools, open to diverse uses, offer an alternative to the control-oriented cybernetic model that threatens to enslave us. Instead of fearing AI's dominance, we should explore its "minor uses," diversifying its capabilities and breaking free from the predetermined algorithms that could lead to voluntary servitude. Ultimately, rethinking our relationship […]