IN OUR IMAGE AND LIKENESS: CAN AI GET DEPRESSED?

Kate Devlin, reader in AI & Society King's College London

Valerio Rossi, AzzurroDigitale - Wepladoo

Jeroen Vaes, professor of Social Psychology, director of the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science University of Trento

Bianca Monachesi, researcher in Cognitive neuroscience SISSA

AI now astonishingly simulates the human mind, leading us to question whether we are truly interacting with it or with a real person. However, the human “mind” can also become dysfunctional, particularly in processes related to social and affective abilities. Reflecting on the role emotions play in social interactions, psychological well-being, and, consequently, in its psychopathological counterpart, this panel will seek to address the following questions: To what extent can AI experience (or simulate) emotions? Similarly, will AI algorithms learn to suffer from affective disorders?