The aim of this series is to bring humanities scholars and computer scientists to the table to exchange critical perspectives on the intersections between AI and culture. In this session Michael Dorkenwald and Bernhard Rieder will discuss the transformative potential of so-called “foundation models” by focusing on a series of perspectives including their technical mechanisms, promised applications, ethical considerations, and economic implications. Rather than taking the transformative potential of these technology for granted, this session will examine how this transformative potentials are discursively, economically, and technically produced. The session will also examine how AI technologies are becoming “platforms” and why this matters for critical analysis.

Date: 7 May 2024

Time: 15:00 -17:00

Location: IAS (Oude Turfmarkt 145-147)

Registration required (limited spaces): https://ias.uva.nl/content/events/2024/05/foundation-models-technical-ethical-and-economic-implications.html?origin=PRy12xnsQemXLkKbh0An2g