The Foolishness of Speech: Why Human Language Matters in a World of Ai
Mon, Feb 16
|405 W 114th St
Does text-generative AI like ChatGPT think and speak in the same way humans do? A Thomistic account of human cognition shows important differences between human speech and the text generated by artificial intelligence, and raises certain ethical and epistemological questions about the use of AI.
Time & Location
Feb 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
405 W 114th St, 405 W 114th St, New York, NY 10025, USA
About the event
On February 16th, Jane Sloan Peters will be presenting on Ai and the Thomistic Account of Cognition.
Does text-generative AI like ChatGPT think and speak in the same way humans do? A Thomistic account of human cognition shows important differences between human speech and the text generated by artificial intelligence, and raises certain ethical and epistemological questions about the use of AI.