A list of events upcoming and past hosted with Machine Agencies.
Culture for What’s Coming: Art and AI in a Volatile World
A talk by Jerrold McGrath, founder and research lead of UKAI Projects and author of In Praise of Disorder.
(un)Stable Diffusions
A two-day international symposium on AI’s publics, publicities, and publicizations
Dr. Louise Amoore Lecture on Machine Learning Politics
Dr. Amoore introduces the concept of machine learning politics.
Lunch Time Seminar with Evan Light
Dr. Light will be presenting a talk entitled: "Obscured Terrain: Researching and Regulating State Surveillance in Canada"
Lunch Time Seminar with Luke Stark
Dr. Stark will be presenting a talk entitled: "Laws of Inference: Conceptual Limits for Automated Decision-Making"
Cross-Canada MA Program Virtual Open House
Interested in a MA Program in Communication, Media, Cultural Studies or something in between? Attend this free open house to lean more
Hyper, hype, or over-hyped? A Student Symposium on Critical AI Studies
A Student Symposium on Critical AI Studies in Canada
The Impact of Montreal’s AI Ecosystems on Parc Extension
The Digital Divides report explores potential solutions to the inequitable distribution of the economic benefits of Montreal’s AI sector.
Dr. Sophie Bishop on Influencer Culture
Join Dr. Sophie Bishop discussing influencer culture
Creative Machine Learning using Figment
Join Frederik De Bleser for a workshop introducing you to a new experimental tool used for real-time machine learning and data preparation.
“The sun always shines somewhere”
Re-imagining the internet with low-tech solar servers
Robert Gehl and Sean Lawson – Book talk: Social Engineering
Gehl & Lawson discuss their new book, Social Engineering, and its history from early twentieth-century propaganda to today's online cons
Whitney Phillips and Ryan Milner – Book talk: You are Here
Phillips & Milner present their new book, You Are Here, that New Scientist calls "an invaluable guide to our problems around news, truth."
Alison Powell – Book talk: Undoing Optimization
Alison Powell presents from her new book hat examines the civic use, regulation, and politics of communication and data technologies
Daniel Greene – Book Talk: The Promise of Access
Daniel Greene presents from his new book, The Promise of Access that asks why do we keep trying to solve poverty with technology?
Research Persona Studies Workshop
Dr. Ganaele Langlois teaches the research persona method to study social media platforms
Devon Powers Seminar
Dr. Powers will present from her new book, On Trends published by the University of Illinois Press in 2019.
Johannes Bruder Seminar
Dr. Johannes Bruder presents from his ongoing research into the science of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Nanna Bonde Thylstrup Seminar
Dr. Nanna Bonde Thylstrup theoretical framework to understand the material, ethical and political implications of data reuse in AI.
Louise Amoore Seminar
Dr. Louise Amoore presents their new book, Cloud Ethics: Algorithms and the Attributes of Ourselves and Others