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DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin us on Wednesday\, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. for the inaugural Generative Futures lecture with Dr. Ruha Benjamin\, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and Founding director of the Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab.\n \nWho Gets to Write the Future?\nFrom Artificial Intelligence to Abundant Imagination\n \nProponents of artificial intelligence often present it as both “just a tool” that can be used for good or ill and The Future™ of everything—“get on board or get left behind.” But whose ideas\, languages\, and values are shaping the futures AI makes possible? This talk invites us to take a closer look at the stories and assumptions embedded in emerging technologies and to ask what becomes possible when we move beyond tired old cultural scripts repackaged as shiny new innovation. Drawing on critical AI literacy and critical language inquiry\, Ruha Benjamin challenges us to cultivate an abundant imagination capable of envisioning futures that are more expansive\, just\, and … unpredictable.\n \nDr. Benjamin is a transdisciplinary scholar\, writer\, educator\, and cultural worker\, and author of four books: Imagination: A Manifesto (2024)\, Viral Justice (2022)\, Race After Technology (2019)\, and People’s Science (2013)\, and editor of Captivating Technology (2019).\n \nThis event is open to all members of the CC community and to the public. There will be a book signing after the lecture with books available for purchase.\n \nHave questions? Please email generativefutures@coloradocollege.edu.\n \nAbout Generative Futures:\nGenerative Futures is a Mellon Foundation-supported initiative at Colorado College exploring how language\, interpretation\, and generative Artificial Intelligence are reshaping teaching\, learning\, and knowledge across the liberal arts. This new initiative centers Critical Language Inquiry and Critical AI Literacy to ask how language shapes meaning\, identity\, power\, and communication across disciplines\, and how liberal arts inquiry can guide more just\, inclusive\, and responsible engagement with emerging technologies.\n \n\nhttps://today.coloradocollege.edu/events/10222
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LOCATION:Celeste Theatre\, Cornerstone Arts Center
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SUMMARY:Who Gets to Write the Future? From Artificial Intelligence to Abundant Imagination with Guest Speaker Dr. Ruha Benjamin
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