During a symposium at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT), SLATE Postdoc Anja Salzmann will be speaking on the epistemics and politics of GenAI and what it implies for public higher education.

The ENCODE research group is arranging a one-day symposium entitled Critical Perspectives on AI in Higher Education. The invited speakers are Anja Salzmann (UiB/SLATE), Maja van der Velden (UiO), Dagmar Monett (HWR, Berlin), and Aiko Yamashita (NTNU). In addition, Pia Lauritzen will speak at UiT's semester opening event.

All lectures will take place at AUD Nedre Lysthus in Tromsø (campus Breivika), the Arctic University of Norway (UiT).

Preliminary programme

09:00 - 09:15: Maria Danielsen (UiT)

Welcome to the Playground

09:15 - 10:15: Anja Salzmann (UiB/SLATE)

From Technological Progress to a Regression of Thought and Erosion of Democracy? On the Epistemics and Politics of GenAI and What this Implies for Public Higher Education

10:15 - 11:15: Dagmar Monett (HWR Berlin)

Responsibe Realism and Critical AI

11:15 - 12:00: Lunch

12:00 - 13:00: Pia Lauritzen (ATT! The lecture takes place at TEO H1 AUD 1)

AI and Critical Thinking

13:30 - 14:30: Aiko Yamashita (NTNU)

What Is Needed for Healthy Information Ecosystems?

14:30 - 14:45: Short break

14:45 - 15:45: Maja van der Velden (UiO)

Unpacking the Unsustainability of AI and Why You Should Never Say "Thank You" to AI

15:45 - 16:30

General discussion

The event is an initiative of the ENCODE research group. It is funded by Institutt for filosofi og førstesemesterstudier (IFF) and Institutt for språk og kultur (ISK), both at UiT.