This event is in the past.It took place on March 12, 2026 at Nantes University Faculty of Letters and Languages.




Can machines truly think? Philosopher Daniel Andler makes a compelling case that the AI hype machine has run off the rails. This lecture cuts through the noise to examine why generative AI, for all its tricks, still misses something essential about human intelligence.
Philosophy lecture
AI skepticism
Academic talk
Provocative ideas
Tips
🧠Andler founded cognitive studies at ENS
🎤Q&A likely after the 2.5 hour session
📚French philosophy of science context
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Can machines truly think? Philosopher Daniel Andler makes a compelling case that the AI hype machine has run off the rails. This lecture cuts through the noise to examine why generative AI, for all its tricks, still misses something essential about human intelligence.
Philosophy lecture
AI skepticism
Academic talk
Provocative ideas
Tips
🧠Andler founded cognitive studies at ENS
🎤Q&A likely after the 2.5 hour session
📚French philosophy of science context
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