{"id":4546,"date":"2025-09-17T16:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?p=4546"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:20:01","slug":"whos-afraid-of-ai-conference-oct-23-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?p=4546","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s Afraid of AI &#8211; Conference Oct 23-24, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/whos-afraid-of-ai_1200x466-1024x398.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/whos-afraid-of-ai_1200x466-1024x398.png 1024w, https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/whos-afraid-of-ai_1200x466-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/whos-afraid-of-ai_1200x466-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/whos-afraid-of-ai_1200x466.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=4423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Who\u2019s Afraid of AI? Arts, Science, and the Futures of Intelligence<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a week-long inquiry into the implications and future directions of AI for our creative and collective imaginings, and the many possible futures of intelligence. The complexity of these immediate future calls for interdisciplinary dialogue, bringing together artists, AI researchers, and humanities scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this volatile domain, the question of&nbsp;<strong>who envisions our futures is vital.&nbsp;<\/strong>Artists explore with complexity and humanity, while the humanities reveal the histories of intelligence and the often-overlooked ways knowledge and decision-making have been shaped. By placing these voices in dialogue with AI researchers and technologists,&nbsp;<em>Who\u2019s Afraid of AI?<\/em>&nbsp;examines the social dimensions of technology, questions tech solutionism from a social-impact perspective, and challenges profit-driven AI with innovation guided by public values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>two-day conference<\/strong>&nbsp;at the University of Toronto\u2019s University College anchors the week and features panels and debates with leading figures in these disciplines, including a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=4423#keynote\">keynote<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>by 2025 Nobel Laureate in Physics&nbsp;<strong>Geoffrey Hinton<\/strong>, the \u201cGodfather of AI\u201d and 2025 Neil Graham Lecturer in Science,&nbsp;<strong>Fei-Fei Li<\/strong>, an AI pioneer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more info: <a href=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=4423\">https:\/\/uoft.me\/who&#8217;s_afraid_of_ai<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who\u2019s Afraid of AI? Arts, Science, and the Futures of Intelligence\u00a0is a week-long inquiry into the implications and future directions of AI for our creative and collective imaginings, and the many possible futures of intelligence. The complexity of these immediate future calls for interdisciplinary dialogue, bringing together artists, AI researchers, and humanities scholars. 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