Workshops & seminars

Building a Common AI Lexicon

Date & time

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Cost

This event is free.

Website

Applied AI Institute

Where

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

Accessible location

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A collage that merges circuit board patterns with textile motifs in a grid-like background of alternating black, grey, and white. Two hand-drawn arms are on each side of the image, positioned as if gently pulling on thin, white strings that cross the image diagonally. The hands appear soft and somewhat translucent, contrasting with the rigid lines of the circuit board patterns behind them. The strings are woven through both the hands and the background, symbolising the connection between traditional weaving and modern technology. The overall colour palette features muted earth tones, including browns, beiges, and grays, creating a sense of both history and continuity between the natural and technological worlds.

Hanna Barakat & Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Are you an expert on a term, concept, method that is underused or misunderstood outside your field? Consider submitting your term to the Common AI Lexicon Project!

In addition to expanding our shared vocabularies, contributors will also have the opportunity to present their term in a short, 5 minute Lightning Talk. This is optional and you can indicate your interest directly in the form. We will review submissions and respond by October 20^th, 2025. Use this form to submit a term!

Our goal is to establish a common AI lexicon that supports meaningful interdisciplinary collaboration: helping computer scientists and engineers describe their work in accessible terms, while also giving social scientists, artists, and professionals from other sectors the tools to articulate their insights in ways that resonate across fields. By doing so, we strengthen interdisciplinary exchanges in public, professional, and academic settings, and make it easier to understand both the technical and social dimensions of AI.

How can you participate? Join us in person or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

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