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SUMMARY:Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics: Ted Chiang
DESCRIPTION:\nAward-winning author Ted Chiang\, whose stories probe the
moral dimensions of technology\, will deliver the 2026 Richard B. Lippin
Lecture in Ethics.\n\nChiang is the acclaimed author of Stories of Your
Life and Others and Exhalation: Stories\, collections that explore how
innovations in artificial intelligence\, biotechnology\, memory\, and la
nguage shape human values and responsibilities. His novella Story of You
r Life inspired the Academy Award-nominated film Arrival\, and his work
has earned multiple Hugo\, Nebula\, and Locus awards.\n\nHosted by the R
ock Ethics Institute\, this lecture highlights the institute’s theme for
the year\, Ethical Technologies. This initiative underscores that techn
ology is never only about tools\, but also about the choices societies m
ake in designing and using them. Chiang’s visit offers an opportunity fo
r scholars\, students\, and the public to reflect on how emerging techno
logies affect justice\, responsibility\, and humanity’s future.\n\nFor m
ore details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/richard-b-lippin-lecture-in
-ethics-ted-chiang/
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uthor Ted Chiang, whose stories probe the moral dimensions of technology
, will deliver the 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics.
Chian
g is the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others an
d Exhalation: Stories, collections that explore how innovations
in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, memory, and language shape h
uman values and responsibilities. His novella Story of Your Life inspired the Academy Award-nominated film Arrival, and his wo
rk has earned multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards.
Hosted by t
he Rock Ethics Institute, this lecture highlights the institute’s theme
for the year, Ethical Technologies. This initiative underscores that tec
hnology is never only about tools, but also about the choices societies
make in designing and using them. Chiang’s visit offers an opportunity f
or scholars, students, and the public to reflect on how emerging technol
ogies affect justice, responsibility, and humanity’s future.
For m
ore details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/richard-b-
lippin-lecture-in-ethics-ted-chiang/
LOCATION:Freeman Auditorium, 117 HUB Robeson Center
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