Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 38, No. 462.
        Department of Digital Humanities, University of Cologne
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        Date: 2025-04-13 15:38:19+00:00
        From: Katherine D. Harris <katherine.harris@sjsu.edu>
        Subject: Event (virtual): AI in Creative Spaces (5/7 @ 5pm PST - Reg Required)

Join us for another incredible conversation in SJSU's H&A
QuickBites series: AI in Creative Spaces
May 7 @ 5pm PST - live broadcast (virtual)
registration required <https://forms.gle/9tMkZh2mpWcV2Qx98>
Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students. Check the event
listing
<https://events.sjsu.edu/event/quickbites-ai-in-creative-spaces> for class
resources and speaker bios.

Description

As artificial intelligence reshapes the creative, scientific, and
philosophical landscape, what does it mean to create—and to be
creative—alongside machines? Join us for a conversation among
artist-researchers working at the edges of art, AI, and agency. From
genetic algorithms modeling protein structures to artistic interventions
that resist exploitative data scraping, our speakers interrogate the
promise and danger of generative and agentic AI systems. Rhonda Holberton
<https://www.rhondaholberton.com/wp/> (Digital Media Arts), Gianmarc
Grazioli <http://www.gianmarc.com/> (Computational Chemistry), and Janet
Stemwedel
<https://pdp.sjsu.edu/philosophy/about-us/faculty-and-staff/StemwedelJ.php>
(Philosophy),
explore how AI functions as both a tool and a mirror—remixing dominant
narratives, revealing hidden biases, and posing urgent questions about
authorship, originality, and ownership.

This panel invites a speculative and critical approach to artificial
intelligence, considering AI not only as a technological force but as a
cultural one. Can computational systems “create”? How might artists,
scientists, and thinkers respond—and resist?

Registration required + submit your questions
<https://forms.gle/9tMkZh2mpWcV2Qx98> -- please share widely with your
colleagues and students!

This H&A in Action <https://www.sjsu.edu/ha-in-action/index.php> event is
generously supported by the College of Humanities & the Arts @ SJSU
<https://www.sjsu.edu/humanitiesandarts/index.php>, CIRCLE
<https://ischool.sjsu.edu/circle>, Adobe, Responsible Computing Club
<https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/announcing-the-responsible-computing-
club-at-san-jos%C3%A9-state-university/>,
and H&A's Advanced Institute for Ethical Technologies
<https://www.sjsu.edu/ha-in-action/engage/ai-et.php>. 
Hope to see you there for this important discussion!
Kathy

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Dr. Katherine D. Harris (she/her)
Director, Public Programming <https://www.sjsu.edu/ha-in-action/index.php>,
College of Humanities & the Arts
Professor of Literature & Digital Humanities
San Jose State University



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