UofT Critical Computing G2G: Cross-Lab Gathering
This gathering brings together research groups working at the intersections of computing, design, and society — a chance to hear what others are exploring, share what you’re working on, and discover points of overlap or collaboration. Each presenter will have five minutes to introduce their work, followed by a short Q&A. We’ll wrap up with pizza and informal networking to keep the conversations going.
Research Talk: Game Engine Speculation
In recent years, tools like Unreal Engine have transformed how we imagine and build digital worlds. These “game engines” are more than creative software
SRI Seminar Series: “The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”
The SRI Seminar Series welcomes Anastasia Kuzminykh. With a background spanning computer science, psychology, and ethnographic research, Kuzminykh’s work bridges human-computer interaction and the design of intelligent systems.
Growing Network of KMDI
New changes are coming to KMDI. Affiliated faculty, new associate directors and more.
Recap // Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labor Powering AI
Watch now! Feeding the Machine tells the story of a global technology through the eyes of the people who produce it. The talk described the lives of the workers deliberately concealed from view, and the power structures that determine their future.
A Maroon’s Technical Practice: Computational Research-Creation and Black Machine Agencies
Maurice Jones will share insights from his participatory action research project ArtIA: Towards a Commons for AI in Digital Creation.
Workers Governing Digital Technologies: Collective Strategies Across Contexts
This two-day in-person event will bring together 20 invited speakers from Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and the United States to exchange insights on worker-led governance of digital technologies
Degoogling Workshop
The KMDI Makerspace is pleased to present a monthly event for Linux users (and the Linux-curious) to meet IRL.
Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labor Powering AI
KMDI is launching its public lecture series with a talk by Feeding the Machine authors Mark Graham (University of Oxford) and James Muldoon (University of Essex)
CTM Festival: Wilding AI Lab
Created in collaboration with the initiative “Wilding AI”, this four-day lab will assemble a group of participants to learn about the application of generative AI in spatial audio, and collectively explore the wilder territories of AI.