Now playing · Sat Oct 17 · 2:00pm

Being Human

Boston Book Festival · First Church in Boston — Sanctuary · 66 Marlborough St · Boston · Back Bay · Boston

Sherry Turkle, the MIT sociologist who wrote Alone Together, discusses Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines, on how dependence on machine companionship erodes our ability to connect and care. Eric C. So joins her with The Collision: What AI Does to Us, on using AI as a tool rather than a substitute for human intelligence. Moira Weigel, whose research centers on the history of communication technology, moderates.