Exploring AS
The Centre for Culture and Technology at the Faculty of Information has announced its theme and research focus for the next programming year. In 2025-26, its programming will be devoted to art and scholarship, research and conversation, that puts pressure on construction of the machine learning revolution as “artificial intelligence.” Read the full description on the Centre’s website.
At the same time the Centre also announced several calls for applications including:
- Graduate Fellows
- Summer Institute: Computer Class
- Artist in Residence
More information about all these positions can be found on the Centre’s website.
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