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Track Talk W9

How to stay human in the times of AI

Bells Smętek

15:00 - 15:45 CEST Wednesday 4th June

Right now, whatever we think about the AI revolution, the question “should I even use it?” is fading. But a more pressing one comes up: how?

If you want to use any tool in a conscious way, you need to be informed. You need to reflect on your needs and identify potential benefits and risks of using it. Whether you’re excited or apprehensive about AI, this session will help you make informed decisions about its role in your life and work, and see the broader perspective. Artificial intelligence is just this: an artificial, powerful tool. We need human intelligence, history and experience, our ability to set and stick to values to create a crucial element needed for AI development: human wisdom.

To achieve it, we have to ask: how to use AI and stay human, in more than just one sense. Attendees will be invited to explore these essential questions: How to use AI in ways that enhance, rather than diminish, our humanity? How to use it and not damage our brains, not yet evolved for the technology we can create? How to use it and not hinder our children’s development? How to use it and not accidentally destroy the world of art, but instead build a reality where we can create more? How to use it for good?

You may already know the technological risks and rewards, but this talk goes beyond that. It places AI in a broader human context, offering you new perspectives on how AI intersects with ethics, values, and societal well-being. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of AI’s impact and a clearer sense of how to align its use with your own principles. It’s aimed to encourage listeners to reflect on their needs, values and goals. It’s designed to help humans… stay human.

What you will learn

  1. Broaden Your Perspective on AI: Gather information on the less-discussed impacts of AI, beyond technological advances. Consider its ethical, moral, environmental, legal, and artistic implications to understand the full spectrum of its influence on our lives.
  2. Define Your Personal Principles: Reflect on your own needs, values, and principles when it comes to AI, tech in a broader sense and life in general. Use these reflections to guide conscious, intentional decisions about AI in both your personal and professional life, ensuring that AI serves your goals and is aligned with your worldview.
  3. Commit to Ethical AI Use: Explore how to leverage AI responsibly by aligning its use with human-centered goals, preserving creativity, fostering social equity, and minimizing harm to future generations and the environment.

Session Details

  • Intermediate
  • 45 minutes
  • Includes 15 mins Q&A
  • Ethical implications of AI
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Check out this video from Bells Smętek to hear more about their talk, ‘How to stay human in the times of AI’.

We look forward to welcoming you to EuroSTAR 2025.

Session Speaker

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Bells Smętek

Soflab, Poland

Bells (they/them) – Senior manual QA tester and experienced technical writer. They gathered experience working in Poland and Spain and survived being hired in a vacation rental startup during the start of the pandemic. With a background in English studies (philology, translation, communication) and a keen interest in humanities, always happy to learn and grow, they like seeing the human aspect of tech. A writer, poet, yogi and dog behaviourist in their free time.

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