University of Arkansas: Why Are We Scared of Living With AI? Faculty Panel Takes Up Question for Halloween
October 16, 2026
October 16, 2026
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Oct. 15, 2026
Every Halloween fear has a shape: the ghost, the monster, the shadow on the stairs. The newest one lives on your phone and writes back. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, seven U of A faculty members will spend an evening asking why artificial intelligence, which now writes, draws, composes and carries on a conversation, scares so many people.
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Oct. 15, 2026
Every Halloween fear has a shape: the ghost, the monster, the shadow on the stairs. The newest one lives on your phone and writes back. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, seven U of A faculty members will spend an evening asking why artificial intelligence, which now writes, draws, composes and carries on a conversation, scares so many people.
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