In-person | Science Fiction at City Tech

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The 9th City Tech Science Fiction Symposium on SF, Artificial Intelligence, and Generative AI was a resounding success! It was well attended and the discussions followed after it despite it being our first event back in person since the beginning of COVID. Below, you will find videos of each session and a selection of photographs by Andrew Porter, the Hugo-winning editor and publisher.

Videos

9:00AM Opening Remarks
Jason Ellis and Justin F. Vázquez-Poritz

9:20AM Paper Session 1
Moderator: Wanett Clyde
Jason Ellis, “A History of Generative AI in SF”
Jacob Adler, “The End Zone: A.I. as a Commentary on the Human Condition in 17776”
Martijn J. Loos, “A Plea for Theory: The Relationship Between Real-World AI and its Representation in Science Fiction”

10:50AM Paper Session 2
Moderator: Kel Karpinski
Virginia L. Conn, “The Tyranny of Neutrality in AI 2041”
Nathan Lamarche, “Monotheistic Ethics in Caprica: The Consequences of AI Development on Queer Futurity”
Adam McLain, “Computational Poetics: Franny Choi’s Soft Science and the Dialogues to Come”

1:10PM Student Panel
Moderators: Jill Belli and Vivian Zuluaga Papp
Lucas Felipe
Journey Ford
Malik Joseph
Christine Retirado
Ronald Hinds

2:10PM Asimov’s/Analog Writers’ Panel
Moderator: Emily Hockaday
Sarah Pinsker
Mercurio D. Rivera
Sakinah Hoefler
Matthew Kressel

4:00PM Keynote Address
Speaker:
Marleen S. Barr, “Science Fiction/AI/Feminism: A Temporal Progression”
Moderator: Leigh Gold