Refiguring the Future, A NetGain Event: Kate Crawford

 

This conversation on the #Netgain Partnership explored the role of artists in critically examining the social impacts of artificial intelligence and related technologies, and highlighted how the arts can help us refigure the future. The event publicly launched REFRESH, a new initiative that supports the work of women, both transgender and cisgender, especially women of color, LGBTQ+ artists, and disabled artists, with the aim of fostering the creation of more diverse and inclusive work in the field of art, science, and technology. REFRESH was presented in partnership with Eyebeam, a nonprofit studio for collaborative experiments with technology towards a more imaginative and just world. Confirmed presenters and performers: Kate Crawford, Co-Founder and Director of Research, AI Now Institute at New York University Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Co-Founder and Co-Curator, REFRESH Lauren McCarthy, REFRESH Artist Mendi and Keith Obadike, Artists Dorothy Santos, Co-Curator, REFRESH A panel discussion featuring leaders from the NetGain Partnership included: Mitchell Baker, Chairwoman and Co-founder of Mozilla Patrick Gaspard, President, Open Society Foundations Julia Stasch, President, MacArthur Foundation Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation