Cognition and technology

To begin his lecture, François Jouen will revisit the definition of human cognition. He aims to show how classical definitions are unsuited to the understanding of artificial cognition in order to propose a "minimalist" definition. Two corollaries that follow from this definition will be used to conceive cognition as "incarnate and situated". In a second time, François Jouen will defend the idea that technology is associated with cognition since the beginning of humanity, but that this relationship is not univocal. Indeed, if technology depends on our cognition, our cognition also depends on technology. The conference will end with a presentation of the major stakes of the ongoing digital revolution.