- Sponsor
- University Library, the Frank Hodgins Chair in American Literature, and the iSchool.
- Speaker
- Lauren Goodlad
- Contact
- Mary Ton
- maryton@illinois.edu
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In this lecture, Goodlad introduces generative AI and the rise of chatbots in light of their concentrated political economy, long history of anthropomorphized machine “intelligence,” and ongoing impact on the future of writing and human poiesis. Ideal for interdisciplinary audiences and open-ended conversation, Goodlad’s approach is both technically specific and legible. She concludes with a case for the widespread dissemination of critical AI literacies and the need to put "humanities in the loop."
Lauren M.E. Goodlad is Distinguished Professor at Rutgers New Brunswick, the chair of Critical AI @ Rutgers, and the editor of the Critical AI (published by Duke University Press). Her work in critical AI studies and the teaching of critical AI literacies has been supported by the NEH, NSF, and the Mellon Foundation and she has published relevant content in venues including PMLA, Critical Inquiry, Critical AI, UCHRI’s Foundry, and Representations (forthcoming). Between 2008 and 2016, Goodlad was the director of the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory at the University of Illinois, Urbana.
This event is sponsored by the Frank Hodgins Chair in American Literature, the iSchool, and the University Library.
Register here: https://go.illinois.edu/criticalai