Kolokviji IJS, sreda, 23. 9. 2026, ob 13.00, izr. prof. dr. Matjaž Humar

[Martin Klanjsek]

Vabimo vas na 1. predavanje iz sklopa »Kolokviji na IJS« v akademskem letu 2026/27, ki bo v sredo, 23. septembra 2026, ob 13:00 v Veliki predavalnici Instituta »Jožef Stefan« na Jamovi cesti 39 v Ljubljani. Predavanje bo v angleščini. Na voljo bodo kava, pijača in prigrizki.

 

 

Superinteligenca: zadnji izum človeštva?

 

izr. prof. dr. Matjaž Humar

Institut »Jožef Stefan«, Ljubljana, Slovenija

 

 

Naslednjih nekaj let bo morda najbolj ključnih v zgodovini človeštva. Blizu smo temu, da ustvarimo nekaj, kar bo bolj inteligentno od nas, pri čemer o posledicah skoraj ne govorimo. Pokazal bom, kako hitro ti modeli napredujejo in zakaj mnogi raziskovalci pričakujejo stroje na ravni človeka v nekaj letih. Še najhitreje pa se spreminja znanost. Če te modele uporabljamo premišljeno, lahko delo raziskovalca močno izboljšajo. Pokazal bom konkretne primere iz našega laboratorija: ustvarjanje raziskovalnih idej, pisanje projektnih prijav in pisanje člankov. Na področju izobraževanja se prepiramo o tem, ali smejo študentje ta orodja uporabljati, namesto da bi se spraševali o tem, česa naj se sploh še učijo in čemu naj to znanje služi. Kopernik nas je naučil, da nismo središče vesolja, Darwin pa, da smo samo ena od mnogih živali. Obakrat smo se temu upirali in upiramo se znova: še vedno ne moremo sprejeti, da kmalu ne bomo več najbolj inteligentno bitje na tem planetu. Na novo bomo morali premisliti inteligenco, evolucijo in nas same.

 

O predavatelju: Matjaž Humar je znanstveni svetnik na Institutu »Jožef Stefan«, kjer vodi Laboratorij za biofotoniko, mehko fotoniko in kvantno optiko. Je izredni profesor na Univerzi v Ljubljani in prejemnik dveh projektov Evropskega raziskovalnega sveta (ERC). Trenutni je namenjen razvoju kvantnih virov svetlobe iz mehke snovi.

 

 

Napovednik predavanja in posnetke preteklih predavanj najdete na spletni strani »Kolokvijev na IJS«  <https://kolokviji.ijs.si/> https://kolokviji.ijs.si/, posnetke pa tudi posebej na  <https://video.arnes.si/?q=Kolokviji_IJS> https://video.arnes.si/?q=Kolokviji_IJS (zadnjih pet sezon) in  <http://videolectures.net/kolokviji_ijs> http://videolectures.net/kolokviji_ijs (starejši).

 

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We invite you to the 1st lecture in the framework of »JSI Colloquia« in the academic year 2026/27, which will take place on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 1:00 PM in the main lecture hall of Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39 in Ljubljana. The lecture will be held in English. Coffee, drinks and snacks will be available.

 

 

Superintelligence: humanity’s last invention? 

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Humar

Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

 

The next few years may be the most crucial in human history. We are on the verge of creating something more intelligent than ourselves, yet we barely discuss the consequences. I will show how quickly these models are evolving, and why many researchers now expect human-level machines within years. Science is changing fastest of all. Used well, these models significantly amplify what researchers can do. I will present concrete examples from our own laboratory: generating research ideas, writing grant proposals, and drafting papers. In education, we argue about whether students may use these tools, instead of asking what they should learn in the first place, or what this knowledge is good for. Copernicus taught us that we are not the center of the universe, and Darwin showed that we are only one animal among many. We resisted both insights, and we are resisting again: we still cannot accept that we may soon no longer be the most intelligent being on this planet. We will have to rethink intelligence, evolution, and ourselves.

 

About the lecturer: Matjaž Humar is a scientific councilor at the Jožef Stefan Institute, where he leads the Laboratory for Biophotonics, Soft Photonics and Quantum Optics. He is an associate professor at the University of Ljubljana and the recipient of two European Research Council (ERC) grants, the current one devoted to developing quantum light sources from soft matter.

 

 

The lecture trailer and recordings of past lectures can be found on the website of »JSI colloquia«  <https://kolokviji.ijs.si/> https://kolokviji.ijs.si/, and recordings specifically at  <https://video.arnes.si/en/?q=Kolokviji_IJS> https://video.arnes.si/en/?q=Kolokviji_IJS (last five seasons) and  <http://videolectures.net/kolokviji_ijs> http://videolectures.net/kolokviji_ijs (older).

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