Contestations AI

Contestations.AI: Transdisciplinary Symposium on AI, Human Rights and Warfare held at The Train Factory (Konepaja), Helsinki on October 23, 2024. Contestations.AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data analytics and Automated Decision Making (ADM) are increasingly being used for surveillance, targeting, and autonomous drone warfare, in addition to proliferating misinformation on social media during war and conflicts. 

This symposium brought together critical perspectives from AI researchers, social scientists, investigative journalists, and scholars in International Humanitarian Law (IHL), human rights, Members of Parliament, and NGOs. 

It showcased experimental digital media works by artists critically engaging contestations in AI technologies & society. 

Co-organized by Nitin Sawhney, Antti Tarvainen, Salla-Maaria Laaksonen & Matt Niinimäki at Aalto University and University of Helsinki.

All videos professionally captured & edited by Antti Kujanpää and curated by Nitin Sawhney.