China 2020-2021

AI Narratives in China

Due to COVID-19, this workshop series will be held virtually

The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (University of Cambridge) and the Berggruen Research Center at Peking University (The Berggruen Center) are pleased to announce the Global AI Narratives project AI Narratives in China.

Different cultures see Artificial Intelligence through very different lenses: diverse religious, linguistic, philosophical, literary, and cinematic traditions have led to diverging conceptions of what intelligent machines can and should be. AI Narratives in China another in a series of events dedicated to the dissemination of these diverse AI narratives around the world. AI Narratives in China is a series of three workshops held over the course of six months. Each workshop will consist of speaker presentations and panels covering a range of relevant topics. Workshops will be held in Chinese with simultaneous translation to English.

Workshop 1 - August 18, 2020

AI Narratives in Chinese Classics and Their Influence on Society Today

12:00-15:00 BST (19:00-22:00 CST)

Workshop 2 - November 17, 2020

AI Narratives in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction

8:30-11:50 GMT (16:30-19:50 CST)

Workshop 3 - February 2, 2021

How the Chinese Public View AI

10:00-13:00 GMT (18:00-21:00 CST)

Funded by DeepMind Ethics and Society and the Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc., the Global AI Narratives Project aims to establish new connections between academics, artists, writers, designers and technologists working on AI in different regions of the world.

For any inquiries please email Elizabeth Seger.