"The Philosophical Overtones of Artificial Intelligence - Ariadne's Thread or a Trojan Horse?"

On March 29, 2024, Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy Serhiy Kostyuchkov gave a lecture to scientists of the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences in the context of a scientific and practical seminar devoted to the problems of the philosophy of artificial intelligence and its use in the system of higher education. The topic of the lecture is "Philosophical overtones of artificial intelligence - Ariadne's thread or Trojan horse?". The event was held remotely in accordance with the implementation of a scientific study by the Department of Interaction of Higher Education and the Labor Market on the topic: "Theoretical foundations and mechanisms of interaction of higher education and the labor market in the conditions of martial law and post-war recovery of Ukraine", within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement of the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine with Kherson State University.
After the lecture, there was a discussion of topical issues of the use of artificial intelligence, in particular, regarding its impact on the labor market in the conditions of the war and the post-war recovery of Ukraine; identifying the range of skills that people need to be successful in academic and/or professional activities; assistance to domestic universities in the process of adaptation to changes caused by today's realities; assessment of the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence for the higher education system and the labor market; increasing the level of awareness of participants in the educational process about the philosophical (biophilosophical) aspects of artificial intelligence.