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Dickinson Faculty Forum livestream: John MacCormick
Computer scientists have known since the 1950s that it is possible, in principle, for a computer to emulate human cognitive processes. But the startling advances in artificial intelligence over the past two decades have given us new insights into some specific similarities between human cognition and the computer programs known as a deep neural networks. These similarities will be explained without assuming any background knowledge from the audience. Armed with an understanding of how modern AI systems work, we can debate the consequences for a liberal-arts education.
Dickinson Faculty Forum—livestreamed and in person
Tuesday, Sept. 29
7 p.m. (Eastern)
John MacCormick, Professor of Computer Science
Can a Computer Program Think Like a Human?
This livestreamed program is presented by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and part of its Dickinson Faculty Forum series. It is also affiliated with the Clarke Forum’s 2026-27 theme, Revolutions, in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
View the Clarke Forum’s full 2026-27 schedule. Local alumni are welcome to join these events in person. This event will be held in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.
Please register to watch online by Monday, Sept. 28. The link will be provided on the day of the event to those who registered.