@ HCI – Division for Human-Computer Interaction,
Techno-Z Salzburg Bauteil V, Jakob-Haringer-Straße 8, 5020 Salzburg
TALK:
„The Dork Enlightenment. AI-thoritarianism and Countercultural Techniques“
The talk explores the transcultural and transmedial histories of so-called Artificial Intelligence as a psycho-imperialist technological constellation. Rather than understanding it as an exclusively human invention, we look at the diverse agencies that have long been at work and try to develop a sensorium that helps us to uncover the stories they tell. Ultimately, we will discuss the current rise of Techno-Fascism and AI-thoritarianism and try to design countercultural techniques to resist and redesign.
SPEAKER:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Paul Feigelfeld is Professor of Digitality and Cultural Mediation (Media Studies) / Representative for Good Scientific Practice at mozarteum university in Salzburg and a cultural and media scientist. After studying cultural studies and computer science in Berlin, he held various positions at the Center for Digital Cultures Lüneburg, the Art University and the University of Basel, the Strelka Institute Moscow, the University of Applied Arts and the University of Vienna. In 2021-2024 he held the professorship for Knowledge Cultures in the Digital Age at the Institute for Design Research at HBK Braunschweig and is a visiting professor at the Chair of Media Theories at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His work explores transcultural approaches to media and knowledge history, critical perspectives on technologies and their intersections with art and design. He advises and works for art institutions such as the HKW Berlin, Vitra Design Museum and the MAK Museum of Applied Arts Vienna, where he was guest curator of the Vienna Biennale 2019 with “Uncanny Values. Artificial Intelligence & You”.
More about Paul Feigelfeld’s work
Language: EN
Picture credit: Irina Gavric
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