Thinking With, Against, and Beyond AI
Event Details
- Place Bilimler Köyü
- Registration Deadline April 30, 2026
- Arrival Date Aug. 23, 2026
- Start Date Aug. 24, 2026
- End Date Aug. 30, 2026
- Quota 15 people
- Target Audience Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Event Fee 12.500 TL
Event Purpose
The event aims to provide an environment for a critical analysis on how emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are transforming economies, societies, and cultures. By bringing together AI and machine learning (ML) specialists alongside scholars from humanities and social science disciplines, the event will foster dialogue on how AI is reshaping various fields, ethical considerations, and cultural consequences of AI adoption. The event aims to equip participants to comprehend and advocate the adoption of ethical AI practices and attempt to ensure responsible AI utilization in their own fields of expertise.
Additional Info
A list of papers will be provided for the participants to read before coming to Foca.
Schedule
| Day | Content |
|---|---|
| Day 1 |
Round table where lecturers and students introduce themselves. Artificial Intelligence 101 ● What is AI? Everyday examples and key ideas ● How modern AI learns from data ● Generative AI and large language models ● Risks, ethics, and critical thinking about AI ● Discussion, questions, and further resources |
| Day 2 |
Social Challenges of AI AI ethics and society – Inequality in the digital age AI & justice, security and transparency AI & human rights and privacy |
| Day 3 |
AI's influence on education ● Application of generative AI in educational setups ● Multimodal learning analytics ● Intelligent learning/e-learning systems ● Student profiling for personalized learning ● Automatic assessment systems AI-facilitated disinformation |
| Day 4 |
OFF |
| Day 5 |
Morning session: Political Economy of AI (AI governance and regulation, digital colonialism, digital protectionism etc.) Afternoon session: AI in Creative Industries (with a special focus on music production) |
| Day 6 |
(Ethical) Implications of AI across various sectors: ● Healthcare ● Biotechnology ● Environmental sustainability ● Energy ● Agriculture |
| Day 7 |
(Ethical) Implications of AI across various sectors: ● War ● Entertainment ● Human Resources |