Refiguring the Future: A NetGain Event was hosted on May 3, 2018. The unique public program hosted by the NetGain Partnership explored the role of artists in critically examining the social impacts of artificial intelligence and related technologies, and highlighted how the arts can help us refigure the future. The event was the public launch of REFRESH, a new initiative that supports the work of women and women identified artists, especially women of color, LGBTQ+ artists, and artists with disabilities, with the aim of fostering creation of more diverse work in the field of art, science, and technology.
Presenters and performers included:
Salome Asega, Curatorial Advisor, REFRESH
Kate Crawford, Co-Founder and Director of Research, AI Now Institute at New York University
Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Co-Founder and Co-Curator, REFRESH
Lauren McCarthy, REFRESH Artist
Mendi and Keith Obadike, Artists
Dorothy Santos, Co-Curator, REFRESH
A panel discussion moderated by Alondra Nelson of Columbia University featured leaders from the NetGain Partnership including:
Mitchell Baker, Chairwoman and Co-founder of Mozilla
Patrick Gaspard, Open Society Foundations President
Julia Stasch, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation President
Darren Walker, Ford Foundation President