Emerging Technologies as Social Goods

Modern technologies like social media and LLMs are a major philosophical concern, but most conversations have taken a cautionary tone. Services like Twitter or ChatGPT, such discussions have it, must be safeguarded against by philosophical considerations. Yet especially in the current political climate, one might hope that emerging technologies—in particular, technologies of communication—might have something uniquely positive to contribute to goals such as interpersonal connection, self-reflection, and coalition-building. This conference aims to bring together philosophers exploring the good technology can do by helping us to overcome the conflicts that threaten to fracture communities and isolate individuals. Our keynote speaker is C. Thi Nguyen (University of Utah). 

The Conceptual Foundations of Conflict Project (CFCP) at the University of Southern California (USC) will host a conference on these themes. The conference will take place on May 19th and May 20th at USC’s campus, located in Los Angeles, CA, with an option to join remotely for hybrid participation.

Room: University Park Campus, MHP 102

Zoom: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91973109097

If you have any questions, please contact any or all of the conference organizers:

Nurit Matuk, matuk@usc.edu

Anthony Nguyen, anthony.nguyen.1@usc.edu

Aaron Suduiko, suduiko@usc.edu