Current generative AI tools based on LLMs can produce advanced output that mimic human reasoning. But what does reasoning actually entail when it comes to LLMs? Can we call them rational reasoners?
Join us for a Humane Conversation online on May 28 from 14h00–15h00 on the topic “Can LLMs reason?” with Prof. dr. ir. Jan Broersen from Utrecht University and Prof. dr. Bart Verheij from the University of Groningen.
Jan Broersen is Professor of Logical Methods in Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University. He holds a degree in Mathematics from Delft University of Technology and completed a PhD in formal methods in computer science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he worked on modal logics for the verification of normative systems. After his PhD, he conducted research on logic-based knowledge representation for intelligent systems in the Department of Computer Science at Utrecht University. His subsequent shift toward the philosophical foundations of AI, together with an ERC grant for his project on Responsible Intelligent Systems (REINS), led him to join the Theoretical Philosophy group within the Faculty of Humanities. His current research focuses on the philosophy of artificial intelligence, with particular emphasis on agency, responsibility, and ethical AI.
Bart Verheij studies good AI as a form of hybrid argumentation. Can machines contribute to a reasonable discussion? Can we reason better with the help of AI? Can humans and machines strengthen each other’s argumentation? He currently investigates correct reasoning using logical, statistical and generative mechanisms. Bart Verheij has an MSc degree in mathematics (University of Amsterdam), obtained his PhD degree in AI (Maastricht University), and is currently professor of AI and argumentation at the University of Groningen.