Feminist AI Lecture Series

In a technological landscape, where media discourse on AI is dominated by long-termism and hegemonic male, cis-gendered voices, discussions on the current power dynamics within the global AI ecosystem, and the subsequent impact on society is a main concern. Looking into AI through the perspective of gender and feminist thought, has allowed artists and scholars to interrogate the technology and its surrounding infrastructure through a critical lens, to rethink current structures and processes that define AI technology, but also to speculate on possible AI futures.

The Feminist AI lecture series will present inspiring lectures on gender and AI. Throughout this autumn, the series will bring together a diverse range of lectures by artists and scholars working at the intersection of technology, art and gender, who will present how feminist thinking and intersectional experience has influenced their work. The programme commences in September 2023 at Kunstunicampus during Ars Electronica Festival, with a keynote lecture by Dr. Elena Knox (AU) and a workshop by Jelena Mönch (DE/AT) & Miguel Rangil (ES/AT).

The Feminist AI lecture series is initiated by Critical Data and the akg (working group for equal opportunities) of University of Arts Linz.