13:30 – Welcome

Informal welcome. Coffee and refreshments.

14:00 – 14:10

Opening remarks

Brief overview of the symposium’s theme, aims, and significance.

Speakers: FSS (Lisa Pacini and Gidsken Braadlie) and Siv Hofsvang

14:10 – 14:20

Victoria Johnson

Musical performance. What happens when the violin meets AI?

14:25 – 14:45

Benjamin Harbakk

“Become a Digital dArt Frog”

The Language of AI. Join the resistance.

14:50 – 15:20

Trym Lindell and Kristian Wold

This talk will present the struggle of steering AI to align with human preferences and desires, the current state of the problem, and what may happen if we fail or succeed.

15:25 – 15:40

Flu Hartberg

KIKI Artistic Initiative for the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence. Hartberg summarizes the work KIKI has done so far: Where does the AI vs. culture debate stand today, and what will be the toughest and most important battles ahead?

15:40 – 15:55

Break with refreshments

16:00 – 16:20

Susan Kozel

“AI and Dance: from Performing Encryption to Somatic AI”

This talk will outline the need for dance artists to actively contribute to discussions around AI.

16:25 – 17:00

Panel discussion:

Will authenticity become a premium? Economic reality. Ethics. Intellectual property rights.

How is AI distorting and affecting artists’ work? The unlicensed use of creative content in training generative AI.

Piksel: Maite Cajaraville and Gisle Frøysland, Hilde Halvorsrød, Antonio Cataldo and Lisa Digernes. Moderator TBA.

17:00 – 17:10

Q&A

17:10 – 17:25

Break with refreshments

17:30 – 18:00

Marina Otero Verziers

“Cooling the Cloud”

What might it mean for computation to acknowledge and operate within social and ecological limits?

18:05 – 18:25

Alexander Refsum Jensenius

“How AI can help us be more human”

The talk is about how my development of AI systems over the last 25 years has helped me understand more about how humans move, act, think, and feel. Now, more than ever, we need to incorporate human perspectives into new AI developments, but also critically explore new AI-based systems and reflect on how they change humanity in different ways.

18:30 – 18:50

Siv Hofsvang, Charlotte Wiig from “A Female Gaze” and students

“Kunst av folk, ikke KI!” (Art by people, not AI!) – How far can you use AI and still claim it’s an original artwork?

18:50 – 19:00

Summary of the day

The program may be subject to change.