Towards a Symbiotic Society with Humans and AI (2026)

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titleTowards a Symbiotic Society with Humans and AI
typeJournée
year2026
start_date2026/03/05
stop_date2026/03/05
schedule10h-18h
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websitehttps://forms.gle/npHa1DYYyDwcH11X9
summaryThis event aims to open an interdisciplinary space for dialogue around the notion of symbiosis between humans and intelligent technologies, by examining the current and future forms of coexistence between people, machines, and artificial intelligence systems within society. Machines and AI systems have taken on an increasingly proactive role in our living environments. They are no longer confined to industrial or production contexts, but are now embedded in everyday life, extending into fundamental domains such as education, health and medicine, therapeutic support, creativity, artistic and cultural practices, as well as systems of belief. In these contexts, technologies no longer merely execute actions but participate in complex relational dynamics: they accompany, suggest, stimulate, and support human activity, while continuously adapting through interaction with human practices. This evolution gives rise to processes of co-adaptation in which humans and machines progressively align their modes of action and interaction. The goal of this event is to explore the conditions under which such relationships can become genuinely symbiotic, understood as positive, sustainable, and desirable forms of coexistence. By bringing together perspectives from neuroscience, robotics, anthropology, medicine, the arts, and the humanities, the event seeks to reflect on how forms of human–technology coexistence can be conceived and constructed in ways that support, rather than constrain, the societies of the future.
responsiblesMagris, Obadia, Obadia