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The AI Nexus: The Arts, Humanities and Engineering Converge
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Harold D. Melton Student Center, Rooms 2222/2223
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
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The AI Nexus Conference will explore the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence with the arts, humanities and engineering. This interdisciplinary forum seeks to move beyond traditional AI conversations, focusing on the synthesis of technical innovation with ethical inquiry, cultural critique and creative expression.
The conference aims to foster a rich dialogue that examines how AI is not only changing technological landscapes but also profoundly reshaping human creativity, communication, and social structures. The conference will be a platform for showcasing cutting-edge engineering applications, critical humanistic perspectives, and groundbreaking artistic practices that push the boundaries of human-AI collaboration. Our goal is move beyond AI as a purely technical discipline and explore how it is shaped by, and in turn shapes, human culture, ethics and creativity.
Topics covered include the arts, humanities, social sciences, religion, philosophy, physical sciences, medical sciences, human services, implementation sciences, education and engineering.
- Creative AI and the Arts:
Examples include discussions of AI-generated and AI-assisted creative works, discussions around authorship and intellectual property in the age of AI, and the use of AI in cultural heritage preservation and archiving. - AI and the Humanities:
Examples include discussions of how AI can be used in historical or literary analysis, philosophical and ethical implications of the use of AI, how particular AI algorithms impact humans and communities, and/or examining digital equity in the use of AI. - AI Engineering and Human-Centered Design:
Examples include exploring how to design AI systems that prioritize human needs, emotions, and values, how to increase the transparency of AI algorithms and decision-making, or responsible AI-design. - Interdisciplinary Syntheses:
Examples include case studies of collaborative projects at the nexus of AI, arts and humanities, how AI models (or does not model) human behavior, the impact of AI on storytelling and journalism, and the effects and consequences of AI on education in difference disciplines.
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For more information, please contact Dr. Joan Harrell.