Debates in AI

Event Date: Apr 11, 2024 - Apr 12, 2024; Event City: Providence, RI, US A groundbreaking two-day symposium, “Debates in AI,” will explore the multifaceted dimensions of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on creative disciplines. Unraveling the intricate intersections of art, design, technology and culture, the symposium aims to foster conversations that critically examine the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and the fields of art and design. The program will kick off with an evening conversation between Kate Crawford (researcher, composer, producer, academic and author of Atlas of AI) and Ben Davis (national art critic, Artnet). The lineup includes Taeyoon Choi (founder, School for Poetic Computation), Molly Crabapple (artist), Stephanie Dinkins (artist, educator), Cory Doctorow (author of Chokepoint Capitalism and The Internet Con), Brian Merchant (tech columnist and author of Blood in the Machine), Trevor Paglen (artist), Christiane Paul (curator of digital art, Whitney Museum of American Art), Jon Rafman (artist), Dorothy R. Santos (writer, artist, educator), Eric Telfort (department head, RISD Illustration) and Clement Valla (associate professor, Experimental & Foundation Studies, Computation, Technology and Culture faculty coordinator).The symposium is free and open to the public. Registration required. Livestream via Zoom. More information: https://ai-debates.risd.edu/ Read the full post on Bustler