Events

What is artificial linguistic creativity? An historical point of view will serve as introduction, focusing on the scientific ties of linguistics and cybernetics and shedding light on their convergence, between Shannon and Chomsky until the birth of natural language processing.

The latest generative AI models do not always behave as expected, sometimes producing errors, unexpectedresults, or nonsensical outputs, referred to as "AI hallucinations." This term draws an analogy with humanhallucinations, which typically involve perceptions without an object or distortions of perceived objects.

On Thursday, January 30, at 3 p.m., the seventh and final event of the “Nothing is Ever Lost” seminar series, dedicated to the memory of Italian sociologist Massimo Rosati, will be held at Sapienza University of Rome and online.

What remains of the body, how does the body affect the mind and how does our mind determine the body's dynamics, movements and evolutions? In the book "Corpo, Umano" Vittorio Lingiardi, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, tackles some of the questions concerning corporeity by going through three different rooms, that of the ‘remembered body’, the ‘detailed body’ and the ‘rediscovered body’.

What remains of the body, how does the body affect the mind and how does our mind determine the body's dynamics, movements and evolutions? In the book "Corpo, Umano" Vittorio Lingiardi, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, tackles some of the questions concerning corporeity by going through three different rooms, that of the ‘remembered body’, the ‘detailed body’ and the ‘rediscovered body’.

On 21 January 2025, at 4.30 p.m. in FBK’s Aula grande, there will be a roundtable with Michela Milano, Paolo Traverso, Paolo Costa, Eugenia Lancellotta and Boris Rähme, to discuss the AI Revolution and how society is gearing up for the challenge of the new intelligent machines

Addressing theologians, Pope Francis called for a radical renewal of theology, a real shift in the sign of a paradigm shift resulting in “a fundamentally contextual theology.” The seminar will discuss possible ways to implement this call to transformation.

The global scenario is disrupted by numerous conflicts, in many of which religion seems to play a role. But is this really the case? Exiting Violence: The Role of Religion examines the concept of religion, the role it plays in triggering conflicts but also in finding solutions.

Through an interdisciplinary lens, we will explore the processes that lead meaning to take on this enchanted quality, examining the mechanisms by which certain symbols, narratives, or objects come to evoke wonder, reverence, or a sense of the sacred.

By considering how the concept of vocation has not disappeared but fundamentally changed, I aim to reveal a crucial dimension of humanity’s enduring susceptibility to the enchantment of the world.

The talk argues that a secular understanding of enchantment, as proposed by John McDowell, can be reconciled with theistic beliefs, opening the possibility of a divinely enchanted world. It concludes that enchantment can be experienced as an intrinsic quality of reality, even without a divine creator.

After Robert Orsi and Isabella Guanzini, it is Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati’s (LMU Munich) turn to deliver the annual Davide Zordan Lecture. Her talk will focus on the key topic for any student of religion: what is the place of religion in our society?