2025 AILA Undergraduate Conference: Exploring the Intersection of AI in the Arts, Humanities, and Beyond ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED. But please join us for the conference on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Conference Details Date: Saturday, April 19th, 2025 Location: Aliki Perrotti and Seth Frank Lyceum, Amherst College Format: This is an in-person conference located in…
Hack the Herd – The 2025 Amherst College AI in Sustainability Hackathon was a collaboration between the Office of Sustainability, AI in the Liberal Arts, Ideas 2 Innovation (Amherst’s First-Ever Venture Accelerator), and the Computer Science clubs at Amherst College. Students spent 24hrs over last weekend coming up with AI inspired solutions to campus sustainability…
The AI in the Liberal Arts initiative at Amherst College invites you to the first installment of our two-part event exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and human connection. Join us for a screening of Spike Jonze’s critically acclaimed film “Her” (2013). This thought-provoking movie follows a lonely writer who develops an unexpected relationship with…
Tuesday, Feb 11th @ 4:30pm | Chapin Chapel, Amherst College Join us for an enlightening session on the emerging frontiers of artificial intelligence! The AI in the Liberal Arts initiative at Amherst College invites you to our DeepSeek Discussion, designed to explore the landscape of rising AI organizations and gauge student perspectives on the rapid…
Tuesday, April 30th @ 6p | Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall, Amherst College Since our founding in 2019, the AI in the Liberal Arts initiative at Amherst College has worked to engage a thoughtful and interdisciplinary community in conversation and critical thought around artificial intelligence. We value exploring the complex and sometimes dizzying questions surrounding…
Unraveling the Complexities of AI, Scaled Reading, and Accessible Learning | A conversation with Ethan Pierce, Founder of Adaptive Reader Thursday, April 25th, 12 – 1p; Fayerweather 117 | RSVP here As part of AILA’s Spring Learning & Discussion Series, AILA presents an engaging conversation between Jaya Kannan (Director of Technology for Curriculum and Research), Kristina…
2024 AILA Undergraduate Conference: Exploring the Intersection of AI in the Arts, Humanities, and Beyond ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. But please join us for the conference on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Conference Details Date: Saturday, April 20th, 2024 Location: Aliki Perrotti and Seth Frank Lyceum, Amherst College Format: This is an in-person conference located…
A talk by Amherst Professor Joseph Moore | April 11th @ 2:30p in Paino Lecture Hall, Beneski 107 The rise of Artificial Intelligence and its application to the creative and artistic fields has given us all much to think about. In this event, part of AILA Spring 2024 Learning & Discussion Series, Professor Joseph G….
A Conversation with Aron Culotta (Tulane University’s Center for Community-Engaged AI), Dan Cannity (UMass- IDEAS), and Kirsten Helmer (UMass- CTL) | April 4th @ 4p ET | Zoom Register Here! Many technologists argue that artificial intelligence holds the promise of significantly enhancing a variety of societal institutions like healthcare, education, and public safety. However, its…
A Conversation with Ravi Krishnaswami & Chris Grobe | March 26, 2024 @ 4:30-5:30 I CHI ThinkTank In the last few years, an expansive array of AI music platforms have found their way into the world of digital music production. Google offered up MusicLM, a pioneering text-to-music tool capable of generating songs from simple prompts,…