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Conferences – 2026
Michel Bitbol: “Is It Possible to Infer Consciousness in an Artificial Intelligence System?”
Can consciousness be recognized in artificial intelligence based on observable behaviours? This reflection invites us to move beyond scientific criteria and metaphysical assumptions to question the very conditions under which we can recognize another subject of experience beyond the human community.
Conferences – 2026
Paolo Bartolomeo: “Consciousness Put to the Test by Neuroscience”
Thursday, 29 October 2026 — 6:30 p.m.
How does our brain enable us to experience ourselves and the world around us?
Drawing on clinical observations and neuroscience experiments, Paolo Bartolomeo will explore the links between attention, consciousness, and brain activity, guided by a central question: to what extent can the study of the brain account for our subjective experience?
Publications – 2026
Publication: Expérience et vérité(s) – Un regard interdisciplinaire
Conceived as part of the À Ciel Ouvert programme, this book was published on 3 September 2026 by Éditions Épistémé. Experience and Truth(s) – An Interdisciplinary Perspective, edited by Ghislain Waterlot and Fernand Salzmann, is a collective work that brings together the perspectives of researchers from different disciplines and explores a question that is both fundamental and highly relevant today: what makes something true?
Conferences – 2026
The OFXB Festival conferences
We are delighted to announce the lecture programme for OFXB, a cultural and scientific festival where astronomy, the performing arts, music, and inspiring encounters come together under the stars.
20 July – 2 August 2026
Saint-Luc and Tignousa – Val d’Anniviers, Switzerland