Workshop: Open Standards & Services
Academic Design Network Austria

MON 9.9. | 13:45 – 14:45 The afternoon workshop will give an overview to Open Standards and Services and how designers can benefit and contribute when making their toolchain choice.

Designing the Futures We (Do Not) Want: Speculative Design Lab
Academic Design Network Austria

SAT 7.9. | 13:45 – 16:45 The burning questions identified in the morning session will form the starting point for developing utopian and dystopian scenarios to address challenges and opportunities of the future.

Trajectories

FRI 6.9. | 15:30 – 17:00 Speakers: Sarah Petkus (US), Aza Raskin (US), Andrew Pickering (UK), Manuela Naveau (AT)

Experiential AI: Entanglements – Fair, Moral and Transparent AI
European ARTificial Intelligence Lab

SUN, 8.9. | 13:30 – 15:00 Drew Hemment (UK), Vaishak Belle (IN), Larissa Pschetz (DE), Dave Murray-Rust (UK)

Inclusive AI Applied
European ARTificial Intelligence Lab

SUN, 8.9. | 11:00 – 13:30 Birgitte Aga (NO) & Coral Manton (UK), Max Haarich (DE), Vladan Joler (RS), Maja Smrekar (SI), Joana Moll (ES), Aisling Murray (IE), Margherita Pevere (IT/DE)

Ars Electronica History Day

The History Day conferences are dedicated to the anniversary celebrations of Ars Electronica. After 40 years in existence, we reflect on the various forms of digital media art that emerged during this time and were embedded and presented in the festival. Pioneers of artistic movements with strong impacts on the digital revolution from all around the globe will discuss outstanding ideas, practices and contributions from the intersection between art and technology.

Bias Research
European ARTificial Intelligence Lab

SUN, 8.9. | 10:00 – 11:00 Roberto Viola (IT), Derrick de Kerckhove (CA), Eveline Wandl-Vogt (AT), Clara Blume (AT), Andreas Broeckmann (DE)

Midlife Crisis of the Digital Revolution – Theme Conference

On Friday, the conference moves forward in time to explore current and future prospects of our increasingly digital world. Art and creativity have always been viewed as important contributors to ensuring that future technological implementations will happen under consideration of enlightened, critical and qualified perspectives.

European Platform for Digital Humanism - A conference by the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab
European ARTificial Intelligence Lab

The Sunday conference program will concentrate on European challenges to find a distinctly European approach to shaping our future. How can Europe guarantee that emerging technologies won’t lose touch with our humanity and humane values?

Prix Forum

One of the absolute highlights of every Ars Electronica is the opportunity to meet Prix Ars Electronica prize-winners and to attend Prix forums to hear the artists elaborate on their oeuvre and current work. Moderated by Prix Ars Electronica jurors, these discussions provide fascinating insights into this year’s categories: Computer Animation, Digital Musics & Sound Art and Artificial Intelligence & Life Art.