Join the Artificial Intelligence Book Club monthly on Sunday afternoons at Amherst College to explore nonfiction (and the occasional fiction) on AI. Discussions, led by AILA students and guest faculty, and will also continue online. Borrow your copy from Jones or Frost Libraries and be part of the conversation. Email: aila@amherst.edu to join the mailing…
Join the Amherst College AI in Liberal Arts (AILA) initiative and the AI Safety Club for a lively student panel on the role of AI on campus and beyond. Moderated by Douglas Hall, Research Computing Specialist from Academic Technology, the conversation will explore how students are engaging with AI, what responsible AI looks like at…
AI in the Liberal Arts at Amherst College & the Jones Library present the Artificial Intelligence Book Club! This summer we will be reading Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. This book is a dystopian science fiction story that is set in the U.S. in an unspecified future. The book is told from the…
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…