The Critical AI Centre

11 panellists in discussion

Conference Workshop organisers and speakers in a group photo

In our final roundtable session, we reflected on the two-day workshop and addressed questions submitted by the online and in-person audience.

Thank you to everyone who took part in, attended, and supported the workshop. It was a fantastic couple of days. You'll hear more from us at CrAIC soon! 👀

Speaker Thomas Dekeyser presenting in front of a slide titled "AI (re-)configures the relationship between authoritarianism and difference" alongside the panel

Speaker Scott Wark presenting in front of a slide titled "The Internet is Not for Humans" alongside the panel

Speaker Hanne Stegeman presenting her work on "Where is the Body?" alongside the panel

Online speaker Dan McQuillan presenting a slide on his book "Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence"

Brett Zehner chaired our third panel, Critical Thought After the AI Turn. Deep conversation was held on themes of labour, life, and the body from speakers @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social, @smwark.bsky.social, @hannems.bsky.social, and @danmcquillan.bsky.social

Online speaker Shugars presenting a slide with a graphic: "AI is for losers. I can make art that's ugly and bad all by myself. Thank you very much!"

Online speaker Milagros Miceli presenting a slide on the Data Workers' Inquiry project

Speaker Peaks Krafft presenting their work

Speaker Lucy Osler presenting in front of a slide titled "AI Gossip?"

Our second panel, Critical AI and Social/Data/Science, chaired by @gildersleve.uk, featured great discussion on identity, computational workers, and social impacts of AI thanks to online and in-person speakers @shugars.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social, Peaks Krafft, and @lucyosler.bsky.social

Speaker Mona Elswah presenting in front of a slide with news stories of failures of social media content moderation in the Global South

Speaker Phoebe Moore pointing to a slide titled "there has never been a worse time"

All five panel speakers in discussion

More photos from panel 1, Critical AI Issues in the Majority World 📸

Speaker Benedetta Brevini presenting in front of a slide titled "Eco Political Economy of AI"

Speaker Hanan Badr presenting in front of a slide titled "Imaginaries, folk theories, and algorithmic resistance"

Speaker Gabriel Pereira presenting in front of a slide titled "Antagonists: algorithmic resistance". The slide features a graphic of a computer mesh hand with a raised middle finger.

Fascinating talks in our first panel, Critical AI Issues in the Majority World, on the environment, conflict, resistance, and regulation. Led by @andreamedrado.bsky.social with work from Benedetta Brevini, Hanan Badr, @gabrielopereira.bsky.social, @monaelswah.bsky.social, and @digigirlz.bsky.social

CrAIC Launch Workshop is a success! 🌟

Our two-day event @exeter.ac.uk was packed full of great presentations and conversations. We're really excited to build on the connections made, grow our network, and push forward this research in Critical AI together.

Quick wrap up of the sessions in thread 🧵

It's been a great first day at the CrAIC launch workshop! 🌟

Two panels, nine speakers, lots of good discussion

You can still sign up for our hybrid roundtable, tomorrow 2pm-3pm BST 👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-critic...

The Critical AI Centre Launch Roundtable Join us in person or online for a discussion with leading voices on AI marking the launch of CrAIC

👋 What's the CrAIC? Come find out what we have been up to in critical AI studies at our launch event, featuring a lineup of stellar speakers, on Wednesday 8th October (University of Exeter / hybrid). Register at the link!