Playing God? Creation, Responsibility, and the Ethics of Making Intelligence in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Wissenschaftsforum am Zukunftscampus (Georgianum Ingolstadt) Hohe-Schul-Straße 5 (Eingang Goldknopfgasse), Ingolstadt, Bayern, DeutschlandThis lecture examines the first half of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as a foundational text for contemporary debates in AI ethics. Focusing on Victor Frankenstein’s education, ambitions, and decision to create artificial life, the session explores whether it is ethical to bring an intelligent being into existence without knowing how it will experience consciousness, suffering, or…

