IN OUR IMAGE AND LIKENESS: CAN AI GET DEPRESSED?

Maria Cusinato, psicologa e psicoterapeuta

Kate Devlin, docente di Intelligenza Artificiale e Società King’s College London

Jeroen Vaes, docente di Psicologia Sociale e direttore Dipartimento di Psicologia e Scienze Cognitive Università di Trento

Bianca Monachesi, ricercatrice in neuroscienze cognitive 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?