BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:B. Scot Rousse DTSTART:20250320T170000Z DTEND:20250320T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260727T141248Z UID:ToposInstituteColloquium/163 DESCRIPTION:Title: Language\, Technology\, & Care\nby B. Scot Rousse a s part of Topos Institute Colloquium\n\n\nAbstract\nThis talk explores "ca re" as a missing dimension in contemporary discussions on technology\, usi ng debates around LLMs and AI alignment as a case study. Our civilization ’s technological prowess is largely identified with abstraction and opti mization—powers that have yielded immense benefits but which have also r eshaped our relationship with reality. Increasingly\, our drive to abstrac t and optimize takes on a life of its own\, leading both technologists and non-technologists alike to engage with the world primarily through questi ons of modeling\, measurement\, and control. But what we care about cannot be appropriately tended to in such an instrumental framework\, for it lac ks a defined ultimate goal\, a why for which we model\, measure\, and cont rol. Our challenge is designing how to pursue technological progress withi n a broader context of care\, not mere "values" that are relative to imper atives of efficiency and optimization.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/ToposInstituteColloquium/163/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR