From Beehive to Skynet: How AI is Changing Our Collective Intelligence

From Beehive to Skynet: How AI Is Transforming Our Collective Intelligence
Live Podcast

What can we learn from the collective intelligence of a swarm of bees for artificial intelligence? And what do we learn about ourselves? This live podcast explores the opportunities AI offers for communication and coexistence in the future.

Computer scientist Tim Landgraf researches collective intelligence. At the intersection of biology, AI, and robotics, he and his team develop innovative AI applications. Decoding how bees, for example, share information about food sources may offer insights into how humans can make democratic decisions. It takes many hypotheses, data, and patience to understand how collectives act intelligently — and how we can use AI systems in meaningful ways.

In the Deutschlandfunk NOVA podcast Hörsaal, Tim Landgraf presents examples of how machine learning can help us understand group behavior, building bridges from nature to society: AI’s influence on opinion formation, the blurring boundaries between humans and machines, and the rise of new hybrid networks. Beyond the risks of manipulation and loss of trust, Landgraf advocates for an opportunity-oriented perspective: How can we use AI to enrich our lives rather than endanger them?

In cooperation with Deutschlandfunk NOVA “Hörsaal”

with Prof. Dr. Tim Landgraf, Professor at the Dahlem Center for Machine Learning and Robotics, Freie Universität Berlin
Moderation: Katrin Ohlendorf, Freelance Journalist, Deutschlandfunk Nova