Join us as industry experts address cutting-edge developments ranging from the implementation of advanced AI technologies and AI-enabled digital innovations, to customer engagement via machine learning and automation. The conference will also cover topics including AI applications in banking, finance, HR, health, marketing, cybersecurity, robotics, and the future of work and education.This event is held in conjunction with Creative Tech Week.

Opening Keynote and Lecture Performance to the 2019 Live Ideas Festival. A lecture in the form of a performance AND a performance in the form of a lecture, this keynote joins scientists, technologists, artists and performers together to give the audience an overview of AI’s past, look at the current state of the technology and its implementations, decode technical terms, examine ethical concerns, and imagine what the future may hold. Stay tuned. Runtime: Approx 75 minutes

As part of Live Ideas 2019, AI: Are You Brave Enough for the Brave New World, the Ford Foundation Live Gallery hosts two interactive installations, Portrait on the Fly and See Sound through June 9th. Free and open to the public, an opening reception will be held on Wednesday, May 8th at 8 PM. Each evening of the festival at 8 PM, a guest singer/vocalist will perform a 10 minute set animating See Sound to create unique 3D sound sculptures. Read more about…

“Foxconn’s Terry Gou says the company plans to replace 80% of workers with robots in 5-10 years.”  – Samson Ellis  “According to our estimate, 47 percent of total US employment is in the high risk category, meaning that associated occupations are potentially automatable” – Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne Remember the Luddites?  The fear and resistance to change is not new.  New technology has upended industries for millennia.  Jobs were replaced or eliminated by machines and new ones…

Featuring Yuka C Honda Music performances incorporating AI as a tool to enhance the creative process. When an artist leads, how does technology follow? Co-presented with Music Community Lab, a volunteer-run not-for-profit based in New York City. Over the past six years they have organized over 60 events supporting music research, experimentation, education and creation by bringing communities together to foster collaboration, productivity and the exchange of ideas.

Is Reality still Real? A discussion on the fragility of truth and reality in the age of deepfake videos and synthetic images. Examining the tension between democratic scientific openness and the need to defend against adversarial use of technology,  this panel delves into the societal and cultural impact in a world where we cannot trust what we see.  Panelists include Sam Gregory (Program Director of WITNESS), Hilke Schellmann (Emmy-award winning investigative reporter and Assistant Professor of Journalism at NYU), and…

Misread Signs Audiovisual performance Performance and visuals by Yuliya Lanina Original music by José Martínez Choreography by Andrea Ariel Technical support by Theodore Johnson "Misread Signs" is a 20-minute multimedia performance by Yuliya Lanina featuring animatronic sculptures, projected animation, music, and movement. It explores the effects of trauma on the human psyche. The piece transcends the particulars of artist’s life experience into a universal story of perseverance and asks us to reflect on our connection to ourselves, to each other…

Experiments with AI, machine learning and other algorithmic techniques LiveCode.NYC is an artist collaborative that performs both art and music by programming computers live in front of an audience. Unlike typical electronic music that is seen today in dance clubs, a performance involving livecoding requires that the code for both the music and visualizations be projected for all the audience to see as it is created. Livecode performances are called Algoraves, and the instrument of choice are the computer languages…

Robotics for Juniors (Ages 5 – 7), 11 AM – 12:30 PM Robotics for Apprentices (Ages 8 and up), 12:30 – 2 PM With a growing economy that has a higher demand for STEM fields, it’s important that the next generation learns how they can make a difference in their world. Robotics give students the opportunity to dive deep into the world of robotics and explore how computer programming and robot design can solve problems big and small! In this…

Emoti-Con is NYC’s biggest annual showcase for young designers, makers, technologists, and tinkerers who believe in digital innovation as a tool for positive change in the world around them. Students from NYC public schools network with peers and professionals, and share digital media and technology projects that reflect a range of interest areas and address pressing issues. Emoti-Con is organized through a collaboration between young designers and a committee of youth-serving organizations including Global Kids, Mouse, CS For All @…

May 11, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch: Kent Gilson, Founder/Inventor, Haddinton Dynamics; Aleks Vasilyev, Ph.D. M.D. NYIT; Matthew Cornelius Director of the H.I.V.E. and Motion Capture Lab, NYIT; Robert Smith, Associate Professor; NYIT, Randy Stout, Ph.D. NYIT. Kent Gilson, Presentation - A Call to Arms. Self replicating robots to democratize the means of production. The big picture of Haddington Dynamics with a  description motion control system with the optical encoders. Aleks Vasilyev, 3D Bio Printer, Nephro360. Matthew Cornelius will explain R&D for the gestural project…

Art and Technology have always been bedfellows. How are artists, technologists, administrators, curators using AI to create, communicate, disseminate art? How is AI changing the dialogue around creativity, equity, inclusivity and how art is consumed? The AI x Art Symposium sheds light on these questions through presentations and panel discussions.   Welcome and Introduction: Janet Wong, Associate Artistic Director of New York Live Arts AI and the Moving Body A collaboration between Bill T. Jones,  New York Live Arts and…

This hands-on workshop demystifies machine learning and explores how machine learning tools have been and can be used for artistic expression. Participants will learn about the concept of machine learning, its history and critical issues, examples of art projects that use ML, and explore resources that allow them to continue experimenting with ML on their own. This is open to artists by any definition. No pre-requisites or prior knowledge is required. If possible, participants should bring a computer (we will…

When new technologies are introduced to the public, much is said about the benefits they will bestow upon us, and the brave new world that will result. Very little is mentioned about what they might take from us, the harm they may cause to us, and whether we really need them in the first place. We need to learn how to engage in critical evaluation of technology, and that begins by learning how to ask questions technology. And we can…

BREAKING THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL ILLNESS In partnership with FINE ACTS and NAMI NYC, National Alliance of Mental Illness. ACT = Art x Change x Technology Prototype Presentation/Jury Deliberation/Award Ceremony May 12, 6:30pm Free with RSVP What Up to ten pairs of carefully selected and matched Fellows, an artist and an AI technologist, will take part in a two-day HACK-ART-THON to work on prototype of art x technology projects that raise awareness or contribute to a concrete solution for Breaking…

  The Best of DDA Animation Screening is a film festival featuring juried senior projects and thesis animation work by students in Pratt Institute’s Department of Digital Arts. In this culminating screening, each student will present a body of work created during their senior year. RSVP required. For more information, contact Victoria Smolinsky at vsmolins@pratt.edu or 718.636.3411.

Long short-term memory (LSTM) is an artificial recurrent neural network, (RNN) architecture used in the field of deep learning. Unlike standard feedforward neural networks, LSTM has feedback connections that make it a “general purpose computer”. It can not only process single data points (such as images), but also entire sequences of data (such as speech or video). This short workshop will go over: Use the results in ml5.js charRNN() method to generate real-time interactive chat content based on the pre-trained…

New developments in fonts and the web allow us to practice better typography on screens than ever before. In some ways, even better than we can in print. Get an in-depth introduction to responsive typography and the latest evolution of the OpenType specification: Variable Fonts. While traditional design applications are only just beginning to support them, web browsers have embraced them for a lot longer. We’ll explore just how much of your typographic expertise can be put to great use…

Let's celebrate rare art during NYC blockchain week! Create, buy, sell and win tokens!! Join us 5/18 to discover, learn and grow at the Rare Art Festival. Our agenda features the most innovative projects in the realm of cryptoart. We're also planning a tokenized art show featuring artists from around the world! Upstairs will be a create-a-thon, where attendees have an opportunity to discuss ideas, play games and make valuable stuff. Last January, Rare Art Labs teamed up with Joe…

NY LASER is a series of lectures and presentations on art and science projects every 6 weeks save for the summer, in support of Leonardo/ISAST’s LEAF initiative (Leonardo Education and Art Forum).  Former LEAF Chairs, Ellen K. Levy, former IDSVA Special Advisor in the Arts and Sciences and Patricia Olynyk, Director, Graduate School of Art, Washington University co-direct these presentations to promote dialogue at the highest level among artists, scientists, scholars, and historians. This LASER co-partners with Creative Tech Week to query  AI and the concept of agency. There…