Started in 2021, Diagonal examines creative A.I. from a full radius of angles: as a political problem, an industrial tool, a philosophical challenge, a collaborative construction. Diagonal draws Toronto academics, engineers, and creators together to discuss and debate the latest scholarship on machine learning, charting a diagonal path across disciplinary methods and objects. Where possible, readings and discussions are related to public lectures and events.
Reading group meetings are held in person in the BMO Lab (The new location in University College), with remote participation possible over zoom.
2026-2027 Calendar
September 25, 3 to 4.30pm:
Leonardo Impett and Fabian Offert, Vector Media, 2026
October 23, 3 to 4.30pm:
Hito Steyerl, Medium Hot: Images in the Age of Heat, 2025
November 20, 3 to 4.30pm:
Joanna Zylinska, A.I. Art: Machine Vision and Warped Dreams, 2020
January 22, 3 to 4.30pm:
Philip Agre, Computation and Human Experience, 1997
February 26, 3 to 4.30pm:
Trevor Paglen, How to See Like a Machine, 2026
March 26, 3 to 4.30pm:
Selections from Choreomata: Performance and Performativity after AI, 2024
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