[Air-L] Apply Now! Speculative Fiction & AI Futures : Singapore, 15-16 December

[Amy Johnson]

Apologies, the application link in that previous email didn't work! Here's a working one: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpy80Vv1qt9p89FEtgKiuDexNfGmFBec2aiM6gxJhsmnhFEw/viewform

And while I'm at it, more detail!:


We’re thrilled to announce a 2-day event, aimed at generating ideas and pieces that explore the present and future of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies. Apply to join us!

Part of Digital Asia Hub’s ongoing series exploring “AI in Asia”, this regional workshop is supported by the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative, a joint project of the MIT Media Lab and the Harvard Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society. It incubates a range of research, prototyping, and advocacy activities within these two anchor institutions and across the broader ecosystem of civil society.

The deadline for applications is 12pm on 5th December (Singapore time).

Background: Our goal is to expand current thinking around AI and related technologies. AI continues to develop rapidly. More and more we see the use of algorithmic, automated, and autonomous systems. These technologies are poised to have significant effects on people who did not participate in their creation—in some cases they’re already having such effects. We need more voices, minds, and experiences to articulate both real presents and possible futures.
For this project, we focus less on spectacles of utopia or dystopia and more on lived experience, relationship, and community. Of course, everyday life happens within complex social systems shaped by larger institutions of politics and commerce, so we’ll be speculating across scales. We expect this to be a very generative process—we’re excited to see where our collective imagination takes us!

Approach: The weekend’s sessions will be structured around speculative prompts and group work. We will write individually and collaboratively, in an environment of mutual respect and generosity of spirit. Drawing on the book sprint model, by the end of the weekend we expect to have finished writing our volume. We are aiming to launch the volume in early 2019, and have a design and production lined up to help us get there.

You don’t have to identify as a writer to participate. You don’t have to have previously participated in a book sprint. You don’t have to be a specialist in AI technologies. We’re seeking a variety of perspectives and a variety of levels of familiarity with technology, AI and otherwise. We’re seeking people who are excited to think creatively, critically, and collaboratively about the role of technology in human lives. We’re seeking people excited to engage in some serious play.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpy80Vv1qt9p89FEtgKiuDexNfGmFBec2aiM6gxJhsmnhFEw/viewform

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Subject: [Air-L] Apply Now! Speculative Fiction & AI Futures : Singapore, 15-16 December

Please join us and help us circulate the call for this two-day workshop! (More below.) The event is part of Digital Asia Hub's AI in Asia series, and is intended not only for scholars in the region, but also for writers, technologists, and others in the region, too.

Best,
Amy


We’re excited to host a speculative fiction writing workshop in Singapore, over the weekend of 15-16 December, 2018.

The deadline for applications is 12pm (Singapore time) on 5th December, 2018.

We welcome applications from a diversity of backgrounds, geographies, disciplines, and approaches to technology. You do not need to self-identity as a writer, academic or artist (or indeed any other limiting frame or role). We *are* expecting awesomeness, spirit and imagination! :-)

More details [here: https://bit.ly/2BJjxPy<https://t.co/wCAY35SdX1>], which includes a link to the online application form.

Apply now, and feel free to circulate to your networks in Asia.

Best,
Malavika
(on behalf of the DAH team)


Executive Director, Digital Asia Hub, Hong Kong
www.digitalasiahub.org<http://www.digitalasiahub.org>

Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/mjayaram<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/mjayaram>

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Amy Johnson, PhD
Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Amherst College
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
@shrapnelofme
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