About
Dr. Susan Schneider
Dr. Susan Schneider is the keynote speaker for this conference. Dr. Susan Schneider received her Ph.D. in philosophy from Rutgers University and is the William F. Dietrich Professor of Philosophy at Department of Philosophy and Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Florida Atlantic University.
Dr. Schneider studies the nature of the mind, with an interest in emerging technologies and how that will shape the future of humanity.Dr. Schneider writes about the nature of the self and mind, especially from the vantage point of issues in philosophy, AI, cognitive science and astrobiology. Within philosophy, she has explored the computational nature of the brain in her academic book, The Language of Thought: A New Direction. More recently, she defended an anti-materialist position about the fundamental nature of mind. In her new book, Artificial You: AI and the Future of the Mind, she brings these topics together in an accessible way, discussing the philosophical implications of AI and, in particular, the enterprise of “mind design.” Dr. Schneider’s work in philosophy of AI has taken her to Washington, where she meets with members of Congress and gives presentations on AI and on topics such as data privacy, algorithmic bias, technological unemployment, autonomous weapons, and more.
Dr. Schneider appears frequently on television shows on PBS and The History Channel, as well as providing keynote addresses at AI ethics conferences, at universities such as Harvard and Cambridge. She also writes opinion pieces for The New York Times, Scientific American, and the Financial Times. Her work has been widely discussed in the media, at venues like The New York Times, Science, Big Think, Nautilus, Discover, and Smithsonian.
AI and Philosophy 