The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas: Baffled Archaeologists and Bullshit Bots
Spoken Word
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Venue 319The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6 - Stand 5
- 12:20
- Aug 5
- 1 hour
- Country: United Kingdom - Scotland
- Group: Fair Pley / The Stand Comedy Club
- Warnings and additional info: None
- Babes in arms policy: Babies are not allowed in the venue
- Policy applies to: Children under 2 years
Description
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison. Matthew Knight (National Museums Scotland) asks: are archaeologists as baffled as the media portrays? Contrary to popular belief, archaeologists don’t (often) spend their days wandering around confused by the ancient burials, monuments and hoards they encounter. And while chatbots like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini dominate the news, the answers they give are, literally, bullshit. Professor Philip Wadler (The University of Edinburgh) discusses the promises and threats of such technology, and how the 2000-year-old discipline of logic may help.Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected].
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