The Critical AI group is pleased to announce the launch of ourĀ onlineĀ seminarĀ CRITICAL AI STUDIES,
This series will focus on AIās historical development and its deep entanglements with the formalization and measurement of labor, language, knowledge, and social relationships. Taking a critical approach, we will examine how AI intersects with broader social and political structures considering these not as incidental effects but as ideological constructs shaped alongside the evolution of information technologies.Ā The aim is to understand AI as anĀ āepistemic objectāāone that bridges technical development with the natural, social, and human sciences.
This seminar series provides an interdisciplinary space for critically examining how modeling practices shape the relationship between knowledge and power in the contemporary world. More than just a technological phenomenon, AI must be analyzed within the context of its broader cultural and political history.
Format and Organization :Ā The seminars will take placeĀ bi-weekly, with each session featuring presentations, discussions of ongoing research, and collective readings of critical texts.Ā
ViaĀ Google Meet. A meeting link will be circulated prior to each session.
To subscribe to the mailing list and stay updated on upcoming meetings, please answer to this e-mailĀ or write toĀ aimodels@unive.it.
Have a look at our website for further information.Ā https://pric.unive.it/projects/ai-models/home
First Session:Ā
Paolo Caffoni (HfG Karlsruhe) will present his work,Ā The Resource Debate in Machine Translation and Large Language Models,
šĀ Wednesday, March 5
ā°Ā 10:30 AM ā 12:00 PM (Rome time, GMT/UTC +1)
We look forward to your participation,Ā
Critical AI groupĀ