Workshops
Artificial Intelligence
Workshop 1: Algorithms and Social Spaces
Algorithms are increasingly being deployed across society. In many situations, their usage is relatively straightforward. But when they are used to help make decisions that can impact people’s lives and choices, things can become far more complicated. By giving participants the opportunity to create their own social algorithms and reflect on the impacts those algorithms have, this group activity shows the ways in which algorithms used in social spaces can exclude and prioritize certain people.
Availability: In-person/Remote
Workshop 2: AI & Speculative Fiction
A People's Guide to AI is an educational and speculative approach to understanding AI and its growing impact on society. The booklet and accompanying workshops explore the forms AI takes today and the role AI-based technologies can play in fostering equitable futures. This project resists narratives of dystopian futures by using popular education, design and storytelling to lay the groundwork for creative imaginings. Participants will get a crash course in the basics of what makes up AI then create a collaborative speculative story that depicts a future of technology that is equitable and inspiring. Learners will walk away with a greater understanding of AI in our everyday lives, the agency they have in shaping the future of technology and a copy of A People's Guide To AI booklet to
continue learning.
Availability: In-person/Remote
Workshop 3: Machines That Learn
What is machine learning? What is important about the topic, and why do you hear about it everywhere? In this workshop, learners will walk away with a deeper understanding of the different types of machine learning and why this field seems like it has more and more applications in everyday lives. Learners will also walk away with a copy of A People's Guide To AI booklet to continue their learning.
Availability: In-person/Remote