V. V. Vasiliev

V.V. Vasiliev is a Doctor of Philosophy and Professor at Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. He participated in the scientific seminar 'Artificial Intelligence in the World of People: Humanistic, Ethical and Legal Aspects of the Development of Digital Technologies' hosted by the HSE Center for Artificial Intelligence and affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities and School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). His expertise spans artificial intelligence, ethics, and philosophy of technology.

In his 2021 report 'Should We Be Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?', he critiqued exaggerated fears of AI, arguing that current systems lack true independence and that human misuse of AI, rather than AI itself, poses the greatest threat. He introduced the concept of the 'Turing metatest'—a phrase-translation challenge to assess AI's linguistic understanding—and emphasized historical parallels, such as Baron von Kempelen's mechanical Turk, to highlight recurring patterns of overestimating AI capabilities.

• Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical Implications of AI
• History of Technological Misconceptions
• Computational Linguistics Challenges