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SUMMARY:Ways of Being - Beyond Human Intelligence
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DESCRIPTION:![](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/8c1bbbb738da4f77a99a
 03183ba2fa35?size=x240#img-half-width+align-left)![](https://images.hasgee
 k.com/embed/file/dc956b6b48e64ceaa7287dd268e92afe?size=x240#img-half-width
 +align-right)\n\nJames Bridle’s “Ways of Being” is a profound explor
 ation of intelligence in various forms—plant\, animal\, human\, and arti
 ficial—and its impact on our perception of humanity’s place in the uni
 verse. Delving into the concept of intelligence\, Bridle questions whether
  it is exclusive to humans or shared across diverse entities\, including t
 hose made of flesh\, wood\, stone\, and silicon. The rise of artificial in
 telligence\, often perceived as an alien invention\, raises concerns about
  its potential to decenter and surpass human capabilities. Simultaneously\
 , Bridle highlights the overlooked intelligences in nature\, such as anima
 ls and plants\, revealing their complexity and knowledge. Drawing on biolo
 gy\, physics\, literature\, and philosophy\, the book explores how underst
 anding these intelligences can reshape our technologies\, societies\, and 
 politics for a more harmonious coexistence with the nonhuman world.\n\n## 
 About the author\n\nJames Bridle is an artist\, writer and publisher based
  in London. Bridle coined the New Aesthetic\; their work "deals with the w
 ays in which the digital\, networked world reaches into the physical\, off
 line one". Their work has explored aspects of the western security apparat
 us including drones and asylum seeker deportation. Bridle has written for 
 WIRED\, Icon\, Domus\, Cabinet Magazine\, The Atlantic and many other publ
 ications\, and writes a regular column for The Guardian on publishing and 
 technology.\n\n## About the speaker\n\nMichiel Baas is a Senior Research F
 ellow with the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Germ
 any). He is currently working on a project that looks at questions of coha
 bitation and cocreation with artificial intelligence (AI) for which he eng
 ages with artists\, creative professionals and data scientists in India. H
 e is also the author of *Muscular India: Masculinity\, Mobility and the Ne
 w Middle Class*.\n\n## RSVP and venue\n\nThis is an in-person session in B
 angalore. [Virtual access will be provided exclusively for The Fifth Eleph
 ant members](http://has.gy/l9c8). \nRSVP to participate. \n\n## About the 
 AI and Ethics Book Club\nThis is a call for book suggestions to discuss un
 der the AI and Ethics Book Club. The AI and Ethics Book Club is a monthly 
 in-person discussion where a book is selected and discussed each month. Th
 e Book Club is open to practitioners from different disciplines\, includin
 g AI\, security\, Machine Learning\, law\, legal-tech\, health\, health-te
 ch\, public policy\, history\, finance\, and others.\n\n## How you can con
 tribute\n* Suggest a book to discuss [here](https://hasgeek.com/fiftheleph
 ant/call-for-ai-ethics-books/). This should involve slides\, and code samp
 les to make parts of the paper simpler and more understandable.\n* Moderat
 e/discuss a paper someone else is proposing.\n* Pick up a [membership](htt
 p://has.gy/l9c8) to support the meet-ups and The Fifth Elephant’s activi
 ties.\n* Spread the word among colleagues and friends. Join [The Fifth Ele
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 s [Code of Conduct](https://hasgeek.com/about/policy/code) applies to part
 icipants and speakers at this discussion.\n\n## About The Fifth Elephant\n
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