AI & ETHICS

How can we learn about AI and ethics in practical and imaginative ways? We will learn from artists, grounding our study through prominent reference points that connect the philosophical origins of ethics, the exploitation of art/artists, current technological advances, and cultural concerns. 

AI will be explored in holistic and tangential ways to complicate and expand the use of it as a tool. Furthermore, we will look at AI and other recent technological advancements as a shifting landscape affecting labor, laws, contracts, intellectual property, bias, surveillance, and the creative process. 

Disability justice will be used to guide our activities where we embrace interdependence, promote accessibility, and re-frame accountability as socially desirable. 

Participants will actively participate in shaping the course experience, share resources, and discuss, pre-figuring their own professional work. By practicing a critical engagement with ‘neutral’ tools, participants will develop an interconnected understanding of AI and be able to advocate for its conscientious implementation. 

References: Walter Benjamin, Coded Bias, Kropotkin, Our Data Body, The Entreprecariat, SolidarityClub.org 
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Projects: 
  1. A mind map and a manifesto 
  2. Using AI to uncover its bias, edges, and unconventional uses. 
  3. A proposed action and letter of solidarity to practitioners in your field. 
  4. A mock-debate.

INSTRUCTOR

I am an un-disciplinary artist and educator born in Detroit, currently in Los Angeles (Tongva/Chumash/Kizh land.) I have K-12 art education certification from Michigan State University and have taught at a few colleges and art museums. ​

My own art (see: CedricTai.com) is about neurodivergent experience, labor, and politics. I've partnered with neuroscientists, academics from critical psychiatry, artist collectives, disability justice social media influencers, and somatic therapists, to co-create accessible resources particularly around mental health and queer anti-capitalist solidarity. 

 A friend remarked I'm 'Pathologically Curious', a lovely way to describe how my Autism/ADHD re-frames shame into wonder, absurdity, meaningful challenges, and joyful interdependence.
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THIS CLASS IS AVAILBLE ONLINE ONLY
AND WILL TAKE PLACE ON ZOOM.

FRIDAYS 6-8 PM EST
April 5 - April 26, 2024
4 sessions
$250 Tuition
BIPOC sliding scale available
50% low income discount available
+ $25 non-refundable registration fee
This program is made possible through the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).