We’re thrilled to announce the AI in Sustainability Hackathon for the 2025–2026 academic year will be held on November 15th and 16th. Brought to you by AI in the Liberal Arts (AILA) and the Sustainability Office, this event invites students from all disciplines to explore how artificial intelligence can drive solutions for a more sustainable…
This October, the AI Book Club will be reading Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick. Written in a lively and accessible style, Co-Intelligence explores how artificial intelligence is already reshaping the way we live, learn, and work. Mollick combines practical insight with big-picture questions, making this book the perfect starting point for…
This is the first meeting of the semester for the AI Book Club! We will discuss our summer reading selection, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, as well as announce our book selection for the month of October. Join us monthly on Sunday afternoons at Amherst College to explore nonfiction (and the occasional fiction)…
A Conversation with Art Lawyer Kate Lucas Since its founding, the United States has recognized the importance of copyright law—but is copyright law ready for the new world of AI? Art lawyer Kate Lucas will give an overview of how the rise of artificial intelligence is prompting (pun intended) new conversations—and litigation—about some of the…
Minority Report Screening & “Get to Know AILA” Boba Gathering AI in the Liberal Arts and the Jones & Frost Libraries are excited to kick off the AI Film Club this fall! 📅 Thursday, September 25 🕗 8:00 PM 📍 Keefe Theater, Amherst College Join us for a casual Boba Tea gathering to meet the…
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…