In our final roundtable session, we reflected on the two-day workshop and addressed questions submitted by the online and in-person audience.

Thank you to everyone who took part in, attended, and supported the workshop. It was a fantastic couple of days. You'll hear more from us at CrAIC soon! 👀

Brett Zehner chaired our third panel, Critical Thought After the AI Turn. Deep conversation was held on themes of labour, life, and the body from speakers @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social, @smwark.bsky.social, @hannems.bsky.social, and @danmcquillan.bsky.social

Our second panel, Critical AI and Social/Data/Science, chaired by @gildersleve.uk, featured great discussion on identity, computational workers, and social impacts of AI thanks to online and in-person speakers @shugars.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social, Peaks Krafft, and @lucyosler.bsky.social

More photos from panel 1, Critical AI Issues in the Majority World 📸

Fascinating talks in our first panel, Critical AI Issues in the Majority World, on the environment, conflict, resistance, and regulation. Led by @andreamedrado.bsky.social with work from Benedetta Brevini, Hanan Badr, @gabrielopereira.bsky.social, @monaelswah.bsky.social, and @digigirlz.bsky.social

CrAIC Launch Workshop is a success! 🌟

Our two-day event @exeter.ac.uk was packed full of great presentations and conversations. We're really excited to build on the connections made, grow our network, and push forward this research in Critical AI together.

Quick wrap up of the sessions in thread 🧵

It's been a great first day at the CrAIC launch workshop! 🌟

Two panels, nine speakers, lots of good discussion

You can still sign up for our hybrid roundtable, tomorrow 2pm-3pm BST 👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-critic...

👋 What's the CrAIC? Come find out what we have been up to in critical AI studies at our launch event, featuring a lineup of stellar speakers, on Wednesday 8th October (University of Exeter / hybrid). Register at the link!