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Who’s Afraid of AI? Arts, Sciences, and the Futures of Intelligence | Conference – Oct 23-24, 2025
Session Description
October 23 2025 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
2025 marks an inflection point in our current technological environment, with seismic shifts driven by AI innovation. Who’s Afraid of AI? offers an inquiry into the social, ethical, and creative implications of AI, and directions for our creative and collective imaginings of the futures of intelligence. The complexity of our immediate futures demands an interdisciplinary dialogue, with perspectives from artists, AI researchers, and humanities scholars.
The two-day conference of panels and debates will be held at the University of Toronto’s University College and will culminate in a city-wide, barrier-breaking week of AI-themed and AI-powered art installations, theater, and music. Who’s Afraid of AI? reflects Canada’s central role in developing AI technologies and brings to bear the central Canadian value of embracing and engaging a diverse range of perspectives through our constructive dialogue on the challenges and possibilities of our future with AI.
It features panels and debates with leading figures in these disciplines, including a keynote by 2025 Nobel Laureate in Physics Geoffrey Hinton, the “Godfather of AI” and 2025 Neil Graham Lecturer in Science, Fei-Fei Li, an AI pioneer.
Arts Festival | Oct 19-25, 2025
Hosted by: University of Toronto, University College and the BMO Lab