As AI is getting more and more powerful, it becomes a crucial tool to deal with my daily tasks. It makes my life easier for getting structural information, stimulating my imagination and having a joyful experience when talking to it.
Overall, this technology improves my life in any sorts of ways. I am curious what your thoughts about it. Here is a video for demonstrating how it works. The following are some suggested questions to discuss with
Session 1:
1. Have you ever used a chatbot like this? What do you typically use it for? Any fascinating tricks or insights you've discovered?
2. The most well-known chatbot is ChatGPT. What’s your experience using it? How does it compare to others like Gemini, Grok, or DeepSeek?
3. Technology is a double-edged sword. What concerns do you think people should be aware of?
4. Would you consider this a disruptive innovation? If so, how do you think it will reshape our future?
Even though people general call the chatbot as "AI" and make analogies with human level intelligence, we still think it as a tool rather than a conscious being. What's consciousness anyway? I found this cute video very convincing for explaining the origin of consciousness Session 2:
1. What are your thoughts on consciousness? Do you agree with the idea that it begins as a directed motion of a hungry self toward a source of food? If not, what’s your theory or perspective on it?
2. How do you determine whether other beings are conscious? Do you use any criteria for consciousness beyond those mentioned in the video, such as object permanence, theory of mind, or language ability?
3. Does your criteria for consciousness exclude AI from being considered conscious?
4. Suppose AI or humanoids do meet our criteria for consciousness. What kind of society would we be living in? How should humans interact with them?
Feel free to share any thoughts that come to mind. Don’t let the questions limit your imagination
Agenda:
6:45 ~ 7:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
7:00 ~ 7:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
7:10 ~ 7:45pm Discussion Session (35 mins)
7:45 ~ 8:00pm Summarization (15 mins)
8:00 ~ 8:05pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 5 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
8:05 ~ 8:40pm Discussion Session (35 mins)
8:40 ~ 8:55pm Summarization (15 mins)
8:55 ~ 9:00pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements
Meeting Date: As shown on the Subject Line
Meeting Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Meeting Venue: 丹堤咖啡 Dante Coffee (Minimum Order $85)
Address: 台北市濟南路三段25號[MAP]-捷運忠孝新生站3號出口步行3分鐘
Important Notes:
1. We suggest that participants read the articles and think about the questions in advance.
2. Newcomers should prepare a two-to-three-minute self-introduction in English to deliver when called upon by the host before the start of the discussion.
3. We welcome newcomers and other guests to attend the meetings and join the discussion freely for three times. After that, we hope you will consider becoming a YoYo English Club member. We charge a NT$1000 lifetime membership fee, or NT$500 for students.
