We're delighted to announce a special year-long, monthly series of workshops on "AI & The Humanities," a partnership between the CHR and CEC.
This series seeks to foster cross-disciplinary AI literacy, explore how AI shapes and is shaped by culture, ethics, history, and society, and provide opportunities for research incubation and exchange.
Alok Yadav (Director, CHR) and Amarda Shehu (Inaugural VP and Chief AI Officer) will co-lead the opening session, and two reflection sessions at the end of each semester. Other sessions pair CHSS and CEC faculty.
The workshops are hybrid, on zoom and in Merten 1202 (besides November's session, which will meet in ENGR 5100 and for which seating is limited, first come).
See full schedule below.
Registration required via this form. Zoom link sent upon completion.
Questions? colien@gmu.edu
Tuesday, October 7, 11 am-12 pm
AI Fundamentals for Humanists
led by Amarda Shehu and Alok Yadav
Thursday, October 30, 11 am-12:30 pm
Language, Meaning & Large Models
led by Antonios Anastasopoulos, Géraldine Walther, and Ziyu Yao
Thursday, November 20, 1-2:30 pm
Data, Surveillance & Power
led by Alex Monea and Ziwei Zhu
*Location TBA
Tuesday, December 2, 10-11 am
Reflection
led by Amarda Shehu and Alok Yadav
Thursday, January 22, 2:30-4 pm
Creativity & Authorship in the Generative Age
led by Jana Kosecka, Thema Monroe-White, and Craig Yu
Thursday, February 19, 11 am-12:30 pm
Responsible AI: Principles & Practice
led by Missy Cummings and Jesse Kirkpatrick
Thursday, March 19, 11 am-12:30 pm
Democracy & Civic Life
led by Sanchari Das and Sam Lebovic
Thursday, April 9, 11 am-12 pm
Reflection
led by Amarda Shehu and Alok Yadav
September 09, 2025