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Humlabhttps://www.umu.se/Humlab eventsen-usSun, 03 May 2026 01:42:13 +0200https://www.umu.se/en/events/identity-and-creativity-in-the-age-of-ai-_12168591/Identity and Creativity in the age of AI We will discuss how issues of identity and creativity are challenged and envisioned in the age of AI.Tue, 12 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200This event is organized by the research cluster <a href="https://futuresai.net">AI Futures of Culture and Memory</a> funded by WASP HS, in collaboration with Bildmuseet and brings together researchers and artists. Through presentations, panels, a performance and an exhibition, we will discuss how issues of identity and creativity are challenged, articulated, performed and envisioned in the age of AI.Deadline for registration: 5 May, 2026<h2>Tuesday 12 May</h2>13.15: Welcome and introductions (Coppélie Cocq, Umeå University)  13.30-14.00: Bodies that “Glitch”: Reimagining identity and A.I. through embodied resistance (Onur Kiliç, Umeå University)  14.00-14.30: More-than-human aesthetics and visual politics of portrayal in creative AI (Petra Jääskeläinen, KTH) 14.30-15.00: Coffee 15.30-16.00: AI and Image: Critical Perspectives on Art and Cultural Heritage (Anna Foka and Jan Von Bonsdorff, Uppsala University)  16.00-16.30: Degenerative Influence: Feedback, Cognition, and Collapse in Autonomous Systems, Daniel Shanken, Umeå University  16.45-17.15: Exposing the Bias in Artificial Intelligence: The Machine Lexicon (audiovisual performance by Kıvanç Tatar, Chalmers) <h2>Wednesday 13 May</h2>9.00: Coffee 9.15-10.30: Panel discussion, Craft and AI. (Moderator: Karin Danielsson Umeå University, panelists: Alessandra Di Pisa, Associate Professor, Malmstens Linköping University; Agnieszka Knap, Senior Lecturer at Konstfack) 10.30-11: Coffee 11-12: Sarah Cook, Umeå University and University of Glasgow: Guided tour in the exhibition AI and the paradox of agency 12.00-13.00: Lunch break 13.00-13.30: Closing words and free time in the exhibition AI and the paradox of agencyFlexhallen – BildmuseetOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/identity-and-creativity-in-the-age-of-ai-_12168591/2026-05-12T13:15:00+02:002026-05-13T13:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/avatars-and-conversational-ai--opportunity-discovery-workshop_12166848/Avatars and Conversational AI – Opportunity discovery workshopWorkshop on avatar and conversational AIThu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200Humlab together with WARA Media & Language, part of the WASP research program, welcomes researchers, instructors, and graduate students at Umeå University to explore research opportunities around avatars and conversational AI. The workshop will include a demonstration of an experimental avatar framework, opportunities to test and interact with the avatar, and time to discuss potential research projects that make use of the technology.This is relevant for anyone interested in AI ethics, cognitive science, educational innovation, or immersive media. Registration (external link) <a href="https://en-gb.eu.invajo.com/event/waramediaandlanguagetogetherwithhumlab/avatarsandconversationalaiopportunitydiscoveryworkshop">https://en-gb.eu.invajo.com/event/waramediaandlanguagetogetherwithhumlab/avatarsandconversationalaiopportunitydiscoveryworkshop</a>   HumlabWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/avatars-and-conversational-ai--opportunity-discovery-workshop_12166848/2026-05-21T13:00:00+02:002026-05-21T15:00:00+02:00