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Inappropriate AI: Encounters with Unruly Algorithms


Date & time
Monday, January 20, 2025
10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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Cost

This event is free

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Where

J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
4TH SPACE

Wheel chair accessible

Yes

Hanna Barakat + AIxDESIGN & Archival Images of AI / Better Images of AI / Weaving Wires 2 / CC-BY 4.0

You know Siri and Alexa: disembodied, compliant voices designed to meet your every need. Have you ever wondered what would happen if these digital assistants went rogue? What if they pushed back or demanded help from you instead of offering it? On January 20th, meet five new agents who defy expectations and invite you to rethink what it means to interact with intelligent machines. 

  • City Player: How pushy should AI persuasion be if we are logically committed to saving the world?

  • Date Planner: What if we were to outsource the planning of our love lives to AI?

  • Chabot: If a therapist’s goal is to make us feel better, are there limits to what an AI therapist should do?

  • Jay Mort: Can we develop relationships of care towards AI?

  • SAM: In an age of online certification, do you have what it takes to smash all your relationship goals? Can you please link to SAM on your LinkedIn?

These agents—and how we respond to them—are unexpectedly funny. Why? What makes an interaction with an AI assistant amusing, and what does this reveal about human-AI relations? 

Join us at 4pm for a round table discussion on the intersection of  humour and AI. Moderator Lindsay Rodgers will lead a conversation with panelists Danielle Bobker, Rilla Khaled, Christopher Gibbs, and Jay Mort as they explore the role of humour in shaping our interactions and the limits we impose on AI. 

How can you participate? Join us in person starting from 10:30am or online at 4pm by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca


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