The Augmented Mind: What AI is doing to how we think, work, and find meaning

This event explores the emerging evidence on human-AI collaboration, upskilling and reskilling, the triad of skills failure (deskilling, never-skilling, and mis-skilling) and what it might take to design tools and habits that preserve and develop the capabilities we rely on. Questions anchoring the discussion: How AI reshapes human thinking Where do these tools sharpen our reasoning, and where do they quietly do the thinking for us? What happens to attention, judgment and memory when we offload cognitive work? Skills, identity and meaning If the visible parts of a job get automated, what's left that feels like "ours"? Where does AI free people up for more meaningful work, and where does it hollow the work out? Does prior expertise protect against overreliance, and when does it fail to? Deskilling, never skilling and mis-skilling: what they are and when do they occur? Agency and who decides Italy is enthusiastic but barely using AI at work, what's actually holding people back, and who gets to shape how it enters their lives? Guest panel Alex Zanon, Director AI Literacy & Augmented Intelligence, Digital Attitude Luca Pietrantoni, Full Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at the University of Bologna Mariano Corso, Professor of “Leadership and Innovation” at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano & President and Scientific Director at P4I - Partners4Innovation Event format The event will be in Italian with the opportunity to network in English after the panel discussion. In-person, discussion-led evening with a strong emphasis on networking, connecting people working across technology, research, and policy Short introductory remarks from each speaker to ground the discussion Moderated Q&A panel, drawing connections across perspectives and real-world challenges Open conversation and networking throughout, with time to connect informally after the panel Gli strumenti di AI stanno cambiando il nostro modo di lavorare. Man mano che l'AI assorbe una parte sempre più visibile del lavoro, cosa succede al giudizio umano, alle competenze di cui andiamo fieri e al senso che troviamo nel nostro lavoro? E chi decide se questo cambiamento andrà nella direzione giusta? Una serata di confronto sull'evidenza emergente in tema di collaborazione uomo-AI, upskilling e reskilling, e sulla triade del fallimento delle competenze: deskilling, never-skilling e mis-skilling. Dove questi strumenti affinano il nostro ragionamento, e dove pensano silenziosamente al posto nostro? L'esperienza pregressa protegge davvero dall'eccessiva dipendenza? E perché l'Italia, entusiasta dell'AI, la usa ancora così poco sul lavoro? Formato: brevi interventi introduttivi dei relatori, panel moderato con Q&A, e ampio spazio al networking prima e dopo la discussione. L'evento si terrà principalmente in italiano con la possibilità di fare domande e interagire in inglese durante il networking.