Summer School on Consciousness and Metacognition
July 14th-16th 2025, London
The 2025 summer school program is still being confirmed - and is subject to change.
Day 1 - Monday, July 14th
Morning - Travel to London/Hotel Check-In
12:45 Opening Remarks
13:00 Talk 1: Matan Mazor - Beliefs about consciousness are intertwined with beliefs about ethics
14:15 Coffee
14:45 Talk 2: Geoff Keeling - Puzzles in AI Welfare
16:00 Break
18:00 Keynote: Lecture Theatre G03 in 26 Bedford Way
Jonathan Birch - Can there ever be a reliable test for AI consciousness?
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jonathan-birch-tickets-1343915229629
19:30 Group Dinner: Ciao Bella, 86-90 Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1N 3LZ
Day 2 - Tuesday, July 15th
9:30 Coffee
10:15 Talk 1: Clara Colombatto - Public Perceptions of AI Consciousness: Predictors and Consequences
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Tutorial - Methods for Consciousness Science (run by Clara Colombatto)
14:15 Coffee
14:45 Talk 2: Henry Shevlin - Human-AI relationships and the future of consciousness science
16:00 Break
16:30 Talk 3: Jean-Remi King - Emergence of Language in the Human Brain
Day 3 - Wednesday, July 16th
9:00 Talk 1: Nadine Dijkstra - Distinguishing imagination from perception the human brain
10:15 Coffee
10:45 Talk 2: Stephen Fleming - Sensory horizons and the functions of conscious vision
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Tutorial - Models and Measures of Metacognition (run by Stephen Fleming)
14:15 Coffee
14:45 Talk 3: Yvonne Rogers - Augmenting the Mind with AI
16:30 Group Presentations
17:45 Closing Remarks
18:00 Drinks
Here are programs from past editions of the summer school:
