Domenica Bueti

professor of Cognitive neuroscience SISSA

Domenica Bueti is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste. After conducting research in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, at University College London (UCL) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), she joined SISSA, where she directs the Time Perception Laboratory.

Past talks

Sat. 26 September

at 16:30 - 17:45

16:30 - 17:45

Saturday 26 September

Area Talk 2
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS

TRIESTE

TALKING MACHINES, THINKING MINDS

What is intelligence? How can we distinguish human intelligence from artificial intelligence? By bringing together neuroscience, machine learning, and philosophy, we explore the similarities and differences between biological brains and artificial systems. We discover how large language models — the “brains” behind tools like ChatGPT — work and what makes them so skilled at answering our questions. Can we really say that they “think,” or are we simply projecting human categories onto them?

Intervengono

Domenica Bueti

professor of Cognitive neuroscience SISSA

Sebastian Goldt

faculty member in Data Science SISSA

Silvano Zipoli Caiani

faculty member in theoretical Philosophy University of Florence

Modera

Chiara Meriani Merlo

professional journalist and outreach specialist

Location: Area Talk 2 - Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste

speakers

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Fri. 25 September

at 15:00 - 16:15

15:00 - 16:15

Friday 25 September

Area Talk 1
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS

TRIESTE

BRAINS THAT LEARN. PERCEIVING, THINKING, IMAGINING

New scientific perspectives and reflections how we learn "today" - through perception, imagination, and the construction of thought, including in collaborative settings. The goal is to offer the audience a comprehensive and accessible view of learning, ranging from the cellular and anatomical biological foundations of intelligence to the dynamic neurocognitive processes that take shape among brains, bodies, and environments - all in a state of constant evolution - along with individual neurovariability.

Intervengono

Domenica Bueti

professor of Cognitive neuroscience SISSA

Corrado Calì

professor in Human anatomy University of Turin

Mirella Manfredi

professor of Neurodiversity and cognition University of Zurich

Jordi Manuello

professor of Psychobiology University of Turin and University of Aosta Valley

Modera

Giancarlo Gola

professor of Experimental pedagogy University of Trieste