Anthropology and AI: From Past Engagements to the Contemporary Landscape

Описание: Anthropology and AI: From Past Engagements to the Contemporary Landscape

This webinar traces anthropology's long engagement with artificial intelligence, from the pioneering interdisciplinary conversations at the Macy Conferences on Cybernetics to the present day. Participants explore how these historical foundations inform today's debates and examine how anthropologists continue to interpret and influence the evolving world of AI.

Host: Kiran C. Jayaram, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida

Participants:
Matt Artz, Founder of Azimuth Labs & Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Lora Koycheva, Founder of Robots, Actually! & Assistant Professor, Chair of Technoscience Studies, Brandenburg Technical University (Germany)

This webinar is part of the AI Anthropology Pipeline Initiative, a series of events supported by the National Science Foundation and organized in conjunction with the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) 2026 Annual Meeting. The initiative aims to build pathways for anthropologists to contribute to multidisciplinary AI development teams.

Learn more about the Society for Applied Anthropology: https://www.appliedanthro.org