General Semantics, AI, and Emergent Ways to Define and Conceptualize Meaning

Interest Group: Institute of General Semantics (Affiliate Organization)
A hallmark of the general semantics tradition is the study of how humans "time-bind": how we pass along and work to improve learning and knowledge across the generations and into our future. The papers on this panel examine and question the potential consequences of forms of AI on this project.

Chair

Thom Gencarelli, Manhattan University  - Contact Me

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Institute of General Semantics (Affiliate Organization)

Presentations

BookEnds, Revisited: The (Still) Changing Media Environment of American Classrooms

Presenter

Peggy Cassidy, Adelphi University  - Contact Me

From Agency to Semantic Responsibility: General Semantics, Communication Ethics, and the Moral Imperative of Meaning in the Age of AI

Presenter

Tiffany Petricini, Penn State Erie--The Behrend College  - Contact Me

GS, AI, and LLMs: Some Initial Reflections on Our Emerging Semantic Environment

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Lance Strate, Fordham University  - Contact Me

Human Intelligence, Artificial Generative Intelligence, and the Question of Time-binding into the Future

Presenter

Thom Gencarelli, Manhattan University  - Contact Me