Philip Monahan Lecture will be delivered by Professor David Runciman (Cambridge University) on Thursday, 9th February, 6.30-8pm, in the Aula Maxima,

9 Feb 2023

The Annual Philip Monahan Lecture to focus on states, corporations and artificial intelligence

The Department of Government and Politics is delighted to announce that this year’s Annual Philip Monahan Lecture will be delivered by Professor David Runciman (Cambridge University) on Thursday, 9^th February, 6.30-8pm, in the Aula Maxima, University College Cork.

Professor Runciman’s lecture is entitled The “Leviacene": Living in the Age of States, Corporations and AI and will provide a fascinating overview of the implications of technological developments in AI for contemporary politics, business and society.

Professor Runciman is based at the Department of Politics and International Relations at Cambridge University where he founded the Centre for the Future of Democracy as part of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. He was also the host of the hugely popular politics podcast "Talking Politics". His latest book is Confronting Leviathan: A History of Ideas (Profile Books 2021) and he is also the author of How democracy ends (Profile Books 2018).

The lecture is open to the public and all are welcome. Please register here.