The dystopian fantasy of uselessness Fears that AI will strip our lives of meaning are based on three fallacies

I have an op ed in the FT today, aiming to shift the focus on life with AGI from doomsaying to social policy:
'Fears that AI will strip our lives of meaning are based on three fallacies' 🤖
www.ft.com/content/28df...

Dr Stephen Cave | This House Believes That Science Should Pursue Immortality As A Priority YouTube video by Cambridge Union

I had enormous fun debating whether science should prioritise the pursuit of immortality at the Cambridge Union.
Despite rousing speeches from my colleagues on the Proposition bench, we (the Nays) carried the day 🙂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PddZ...

Elements in AI Ethics and Society Welcome to Cambridge Core

We’re excited to announce the launch of Cambridge Elements in AI Ethics and Society! We’re now accepting proposals for short books (20-30k words) on AI ethics/impact/governance. They’ll be fully peer-reviewed, with a fast turnaround and good online and OA options. www.cambridge.org/core/publica...

The quest to live longer and defeat death Three fascinating books explore longevity, living well — and the tech billionaires’ belief that an end to ageing is within our grasp

Are our lives too short?
My review of three new books on the meaning and length of life in @ft.com.web.brid.gy
www.ft.com/content/6895...

Would You Talk to the Dead? Stephen Cave Explores Afterlife | WIRED Can philosophy help us with our fear of death? Philosopher and AI ethicist Stephen Cave is at the forefront of answering the big questions.

It was my pleasure to speak to @wired.com 's Prague office ahead of joining @innovationweekai next Thursday. Looking forward to returning to Prague on 8-9 Oct to talk about the future of AI and humanity 🤖🤖
www.wired.cz/clanky/would...

Home We're looking forward to seeing you at the Alumni Festival in September 2025!

Cambridge alum - come and join me at the Cambridge alumni festival, where I'll be talking about the prospects, opportunities and challenges of a longevity revolution!
Sunday 28 September, 11am, in central Cambridge.
www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/festival

AI Narratives: A History of Imaginative Thinking about Intelligent Machines Abstract. This book is the first to examine the history of imaginative thinking about intelligent machines. As real artificial intelligence (AI) begins to

@stephenjcave.bsky.social, @drdihal.bsky.social, and Sarah Dillon’s 2020 edited volume, ‘AI Narratives: A History of Imaginative Thinking about Intelligent Machines’ examines the prehistory of key concerns of contemporary AI discourse: academic.oup.com/book/36637

Come work with me!
Seeking a part time research / editorial assistant.
Must have demonstrable specialisation in AI ethics, and have (or be studying for) a relevant postgraduate degree.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49924/ @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social

Fascinating column on the meanings of AI by Gillian Tett in @financialtimes.com this weekend. www.ft.com/content/0926...
(Citing @drdihal.bsky.social's and my book *Imagining AI* 🙂🤖
global.oup.com/academic/pro...) @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social

Hello, World.
I've just arrived on Bluesky. Interested in ethics and impact of AI, life extension technologies, and other matters of life and death. Will post on such things occasionally. 🤖