RICE GLOBAL PARIS CENTER | PARIS, FRANCE | June 3-5, 2026
On June 3-5, 2026, Rice University will host an international conference on "Human Flourishing in the Age of AI" at Rice Global Paris Center. The conference will focus on interdisciplinary inquiry and dialogue into pressing ethical and political questions about emerging technologies. As AI increasingly improves its performance on tasks traditionally reserved for us, humans, what impact will that have on our ability to flourish or thrive as human beings? How will AI challenge our own ability to gain satisfaction from our own endeavors or achievements? Will we farm out tasks and abilities that are part of what it means to be a moral agent? What will happen to our ability to think, reason, and dialogue?
This conference is a collaboration between the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing and the Department of Philosophy in the School of Humanities and Arts, with additional support from the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Itinerary
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026 (Evening Only) |
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Evening (TBA) |
Welcoming Remarks |
Courtyard |
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Evening (TBA) |
Cocktail Reception |
Courtyard |
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9-9:30 am |
Welcome Breakfast |
Leebron Room |
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9:30-10:45 am |
Session I |
Leebron Room |
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11am-12:15 pm |
Session II |
Leebron Room |
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12:15-2:00 pm |
Lunch |
TBA |
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2-4:00 pm |
Session III (AI Policy Roundtable) |
Leebron Room |
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Sponsored by the generous support of Alejandro Dabdobud and the Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy |
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Evening (TBA) |
Dinner |
TBA |
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9-9:30 am |
Welcome and Breakfast |
Leebron Room |
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9:30-10:45 am |
Session IV |
Leebron Room |
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11am-12:15 pm |
Session V |
Leebron Room |
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12:15-12:30 pm |
Closing Remarks |
Leebron Room |
Space is limited. If you are interested in attending, please email the organizers.
Invited participants are encouraged to stay at the Ibis Paris Bastille Opera, in the 11th arrondissement, within a 20-minute walking distance of the Rice Global Paris Center. We will be in touch to help you make arrangements there unless you prefer otherwise.
Organizer contact information: Rodrigo Ferreira (rf29@rice.edu); Robert Howell (rh77@rice.edu); Steven Gubka (sg222@rice.edu)