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.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Symposium Organizing Team
Ritwik Banerji
John Monroe
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Thank you for your interest in this symposium. Registration has closed. We look forward to seeing everyone. Scroll down for a list of speakers and the agenda.
Guest Speakers
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
Agenda
Thursday, March 21, 2024
In partnership with the Faculty Senate Bi-Annual Symposium on AI in Teaching and Research
South Ballroom, Iowa State Memorial Union
2:45 pm—4:00 pm Roundtable: “Humanities Pedagogy After AI”
Abram Anders
Kyle Booten
Moderator: John Monroe
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thinking Machines in Humanities Scholarship
Campanile Room, Iowa State University Memorial Union
8:00am—9:00am Coffee and Pastries
9:00am—9:05am Opening Remarks
9:05am—9:15am Welcome from LAS Dean and ISU Provost
9:15am—9:30am Break
9:30am—12pm Roundtable: “Cultivation”
Kyle Booten
Johnny DiBlasi
Nick Seaver
Moderator: Lindsay Preseau
12pm—1pm Lunch (in Rooms 3560, 3580, Memorial Union)
1pm—3:30pm Roundtable: “Performance”
Ritwik Banerji
Nan Z. Da
Eric Drott
Moderator: Kathleen Hilliard
3:30pm—3:45pm Break
3:45pm—5pm Open Forum Discussion