Stephanie Dick
Assistant professor specializing in the history of mathematics and computing who discusses historical computing contexts and the cultural development of AI.
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Apr 9, 2026 • 51min
Will AI destroy us... or save us?
Stephanie Dick, historian of computing, traces how early machines shaped AI ideas. Francis Collins, physician-geneticist who led the Human Genome Project, reflects on DNA and what makes humans human. George Zarkadakis, AI author and researcher, maps AI’s cultural and historical roots. They discuss AI’s industrial and Cold War origins, neural nets and genomes, and why culture and meaning resist pure computation.
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Apr 30, 2026 • 45min
What Can We Learn From The Histories of AI: A Conversation With Stephanie Dick
Stephanie Dick, historian of mathematics and technology and assistant professor at Simon Fraser University, explores how past ideas about knowledge shape today’s AI. She traces three historical acts of AI and shows how data and design reflect human choices. She questions the single-minded pursuit of artificial general intelligence and argues for plural, embodied, and relational notions of intelligence.
