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Catherine Filloux: Shaped by Change

Posted September 18, 202300:29:47

How can I explain change? It's something that makes me feel hopeful...that audiences, and as people, and most importantly as human beings,...

Clara Francesca: Creating Socially Aware AI Art

Posted August 29, 202300:28:15

How do we create a world where we allow people to express themselves, and if they need to be called in, or if they're doing something that really...

Valerie David: Celebrating Differences

Posted July 12, 202300:30:48

My mission is to keep [Iraqi Jewish] culture alive; to sustain that culture because we don't want history repeating itself. And to educate - we...

Maleni Chaitoo: Breaking Through the Silence

Posted June 29, 202300:30:59

Even though [Don't Shoot the Messenger] is comical it's an opportunity to change thoughts about who we are, and they can see us as normal people...

Jeffrey Sweet: Striking Back

Posted June 9, 202300:39:58

"Here's the thing about AI. It doesn't have a soul, and it doesn't understand psychology, and it doesn't understand the quirks of human behavior....