Towards a Symbiotic Society
with Humans and AI

The structuring research action AS3 invite you to attend an interdisciplinary seminar with Hiroshi Ishiguro on Thursday 5th March in order to create space for dialogue around the notion of symbiosis between humans and
intelligent technologies.

This event aims to open an interdisciplinary space for dialogue around the notion of symbiosis between humans and intelligent technologies, by examining the current and future forms of coexistence between people, machines, and artificial intelligence systems within society. Machines and AI systems have taken on an increasingly proactive role in our living environments. They are no longer confined to industrial or production contexts, but are now embedded in everyday life,
extending into fundamental domains such as education, health and medicine, therapeutic support, creativity, artistic and cultural practices, as well as systems of belief. In these contexts, technologies no longer merely execute actions but participate in complex relational dynamics: they accompany, suggest, stimulate, and support human activity, while continuously adapting through interaction with human practices. This evolution gives rise to processes of co-adaptation in which humans and machines progressively align their modes of action and interaction. The goal of this event is to explore the conditions under which such relationships can become genuinely symbiotic, understood as positive, sustainable, and desirable forms of coexistence. By bringing together perspectives from neuroscience, robotics, anthropology, medicine, the arts, and the humanities, the event seeks to reflect on how forms of human–technology coexistence can be conceived and constructed in ways that support, rather than constrain, the societies of the future.

The programme and its speakers:

• 10am – Introduction
  Salvatore M. Anzalone, Human and Artificial Cognition, LUTIN director, University of Paris 8
  Lionel Obadia, Rhône-Alpes historical research laboratory, University of Lyon 2
  Erica Magris, Scenes from the world, creation, critical knowledge, University of Paris 8
• 10:30am – Symbiosis Human and machines – critical (but constructive) anthropological considerations
  Lionel Obadia, Rhône-Alpes historical research laboratory, University of Lyon 2
• 11:20am – Long-Term Interaction in Social Robotics: Personalization and Trust as Key Challenges
  Adriana Tapus, Autonomous Systems and Robotics Lab, ENSTA, Paris Institute of science and technology
• 12:10am – Lunch
• 2:00pm – The creativity challenge: Humans, Robots and Humbots
  Todd Lubart, Laboratory of Psychology and Applied Ergonomics, University of Paris Cité

• 2:50pm – Avatars and the future society
  Hiroshi Ishiguro, Department of Systems Innovation, Osaka University
• 4pm – Panel session
  Adriana Tapus, Autonomous Systems and Robotics Lab, ENSTA, Paris Institute of science and technology
  Todd Lubart, Laboratory of Psychology and Applied Ergonomics, University of Paris Cité
  Hiroshi Ishiguro, Department of Systems Innovation, Osaka University
  Joffrey Becker, Laboratory for Information Processing and Systems Teams, ENSEA
  Donatien Aubert, artist, researcher and author
• 5:40pm – Conclusions

Please find the full programme on this link.