MIT Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) presents “Gender, Empire and Al,” a symposium and design workshop to both reflect on critical questions and design generative paths forward to addressing them. The day will start with a keynote by award-winning journalist and MIT alumna, Karen Hao, on her book “Empire of Al”. Select MIT faculty and researchers will facilitate discussion groups to unpack problems outlined in Hao’s talk and possible solutions. Over lunch, we will hear from our second keynote speaker, Paola Ricaurte, who leads the Latin American Feminist Al Research Network and was named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in Al in 2025.
In the afternoon, we will hold hands-on design workshops to tackle specific issues like reproductive justice, Al and propaganda, technofasciscm, and biases in medical imaging. Attendees will also have the option to propose and work on designs of their own creation. We believe that together we can solve complex issues and generate more just and feminist visions for Al and society.
For more information, to register, and questions regarding accessibility, contact wgs@mit.edu. This event is free and open to the public with priority to the MIT community.
For more information about the speakers and faculty and researchers facilitating discussion, head to the WGS website.
