Archetypes, Algorithms, and AI: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age

In this talk, Dr. Slater will discuss his recent book, Jung vs. Borg: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age, in which he contends that the industrial disruption of the outer world is being followed by a post-industrial disruption of the inner world. The shadow side of the online world and the impact of algorithms and AI on society and culture exemplify this disruption. Prominent plans to merge humans and machines focused on joining minds and computers are shown to be outgrowths of this phenomenon, which promises to alter the foundations of human existence.

This lecture will set out critical areas of understanding that help us enter and reflect on this potentially radical turn in human evolution. It will particularly emphasize Jung’s insights into the dissociative and integrative dynamics of the psyche.