How to live with the brave new world technology – Daily News – Lisbon

“We should not be taken by surprise by the advancement of our technology,” said the writer Aldous Huxley, in an interview in 1958. More than half a century later, the notice of the author of “Brave New World” is taken into account by the Foundation Francisco Manuel dos Santos, on 12 June, will promote the meeting “Brave New World: the future came too early,” the first to be held outside Lisbon. The Casa da Música in Porto, is the place for reflection and debate on the impact, at various levels of technology.

The meeting will be Manuela Veloso boot speaker, Portuguese developing investigalção, in the United States in the area of ​​artificial intelligence and robotics. It will then be divided into four major s thematic panels. The “Digital I” with the motto “Login therefore I am?” will focus on the social effects of technology, with David Brin and Evgeny Morozov as speakers. “Intelligent Life” will address the new paths with artificial intelligence, bioengineering or cybernetics, under the question: “The sensor commands life?”. Ellen Jorgensa, biotechnology expert, is confirmed. “Your colleague is an app?” is the challenge for the discussion of “Economy 2.0″ looking with the thinker Tyler Cowen understand how improvements in technology, such as robotics and 3D printing, influences the productivity and work. In “Digital Republic,” no better citizenship? “Added or Alieandos?” The political scientist Andrew Chadwick, the Portuguese Mario Campolargo and PhD in entrepreneurship Francesca Bria give answers.

A great name is the end of the day, with writer Bruce Sterling (pictured), one of the authors science fiction that helped define the cyberpunk and regularly writes in Wired. Maintain a dialogue with Jake Bowers, a political scientist and researcher.

Pedro Magalhães is the scientific commissioner of the meeting whose entries are limited to 1100 places. Tickets cost 15 euros (students pay 3) and can only be adquridos online on the foundation’s website. Includes lunch, which will be “amazing” in the Music House car park. All the session, between 09.00 and 20.00, you will have free streaming.