Freethought Society: "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity"

On Saturday, September 20, 2025 the Freethought Society and the Humanist Society of Santa Barbara will cohost presenter Dr. Christopher DiCarlo. DiCarlo’s 6:00 PM EDT presentation is entitled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity.” It will be on Zoom allowing for participation from all over the world. Join us at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88193881833

In this lecture DiCarlo will talk about three things. First, he will review the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) so that everyone is roughly on the same page in reference to key terms, concepts, and issues. Second, he will explain some of the promising benefits and potential harms that such new technologies will bring to humanity. And finally, he will talk about what you, member of the public, can do to help mitigate the risks of AI. His recently published book, Building A God, will be discussed during his presentation.

About the Speaker:
Christoper DiCarlo is a philosopher, educator, and author. He is the Principal and Founder of Critical Thinking Solutions, a consulting business for individuals, corporations, and not-for-profits in both the private and public sectors. He often teaches in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Toronto (in Scarborough), and is a past Visiting Research Scholar at Harvard University in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: Department of Anthropology and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. He is the host for the podcast "All Thinks Considered" and the author of several books including Six Steps to Better Thinking: How to Disagree and Get Along (2017), So You Think You Can Think: Tools for Having Intelligent Conversations and Getting Along (2020), How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Asking the Right Questions (2021), and most recently Building a God: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Who Controls It (2025).

About the Event Host:
The Freethought Society (FS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational organization advocating the separation of church & state, freedom of religion for all, freedom from religious intrusion, freedom of expression and freedom of choice. The goals of the Freethought Society are to raise awareness and acceptance of the non-theist community and provide fellowship and unique services to non-theists throughout the US and Canada.