Lecture: Human Literacy in the Age of AI.

Dissolving Anthropocentric Perspective through Buddhist-Posthuman Dialogue

We are pleased to announce our next Mercator Lecture for AI in the Human Context by visiting professor Shoukei Matsumoto.¹

June 16, 2025 / 5.15 pm / CST

As artificial intelligence increasingly shapes human experiences and interactions, our conventional anthropocentric perspective faces profound challenges. This lecture explores how Buddhist philosophy, particularly its non-dualistic view of life and interconnectedness, offers valuable insights for transcending human-centered thinking. By engaging in a dialogue between Buddhism and posthumanist perspectives, we can cultivate a new kind of human literacy—one that embraces coexistence and interdependence with AI and the broader ecological system.

You can join this lecture in person or digitally under the following zoom link:

https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/68529770113?pwd=iDJFK1n20UBuabqXxOIHTUSnaN4vjW.1²

Meeting ID: 685 2977 0113
Passcode: 916421

Registration and Dates

Monday, June 16, 2025
5.15 pm

Registration: mlinski@uni-bonn.de

Desirable Digitalisation: Rethinking AI for Just and Sustainable Futures³

Our research program is a collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Bonn and numerous international partners, and is funded by the Mercator Foundation in Germany.

We investigate how to design AI (artificial intelligence) and other digital technologies in a responsible way, placing the questions of social justice and environmental sustainability at the very heart of our work.