Machine as Human/Human as Machine
A Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and the Arts and Humanities
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to a symposium on artificial intelligence (AI) and the arts and humanities to take place March 21st and 22nd of 2024 here at Iowa State University. The symposium is part of a larger, University-wide strategic initiative on AI and the humanities and advances the hypothesis that building machines that act like people is a quintessentially humanistic and creative endeavor. Our symposium draws together international experts on AI and the arts and humanities from a broad range of disciplines to inspire conversations and new collaborations in research and teaching.
In conjunction with the Faculty Senate’s Bi-Annual Spring Symposium on AI on March 21st, 2024, the first afternoon of our symposium focuses on pedagogy in the arts and humanities. The following day, March 22nd, 2024, focuses on the broad range of prior work and future opportunities for research in AI within the arts and humanities.
While our symposium focuses specifically on the arts and humanities, we remain true to the historical origins of AI as a research field in welcoming scholars from all fields to attend.
Our guest speakers include:
- Abram Anders, Associate Professor of English, Iowa State University
- Ritwik Banerji, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Iowa State University
- Kyle Booten, Assistant Professor of English, University of Connecticut
- Nan Z. Da, Associate Professor of English, Johns Hopkins University
- Johnny DiBlasi, Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture, Iowa State University
- Eric Drott, Associate Professor of Music Theory, University of Texas
- Nick Seaver, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Tufts University
Please register at this link by March 6th. Lunch will be provided to registered attendees for the March 22ndportion of this event.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Symposium Organizing Team
Ritwik Banerji
John Monroe