Knowledge in Machines - Lunch Talk with Laurie Paul
Drawing on philosophical theories of epistemology, the lecture presents a conceptual framework for knowledge in animals and machines. Guest speaker Prof. Laurie Paul (Yale) uses this framework to develop a new concept of LLM knowledge and to propose a taxonomy of knowledge that spans both biological and artificial categories—from C. elegans to LLMs. This approach provides the basis for a precise account of how knowledge can be realized in both animals and machines, while also taking into consideration the different biological and physical sources of this knowledge.
Registration
Date / Location
Friday 9th of Jauary 2026
12pm-2pm
@Impulse - House for Intellectual Innovation and Creativity Adenauerallee 131 53113 Bonn
Registration
Please register via E-Mail at: mlinski@uni-bonn.de
Desirable Digitalisation: Rethinking AI for Just and Sustainable Futures
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.
