A.I. Salon Series: The Flourishing of the Human Condition - CREATIVITY

The Trojan Software Company presents a five-part salon series on society and A.I.

“Procedural and Generative Production”: A Salon for the Societal Effects of Artificial Intelligence

In the summer of 1956, a group of academics, scientists, and engineers gathered for two months on the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, New Hampshire. In the words of attendee Dr. John McCarthy, they aimed to “concentrate on a problem of devising a way of programming a calculator to form concepts and to form generalizations...” The four organizers—Claude Shannon, John McCarthy, Nathaniel Rochester, and Marvin Minsky—were leaders in computer science, information theory, and cybernetics. The work that followed would later be coined “Artificial Intelligence” by McCarthy. Today, the field includes activities associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, perception, and decision-making.

Now we are inundated with the revolutionary software concept of Large Language Models. And yet, the public feels at wit’s end with the results: how can something deemed as revolutionary as electricity cause such friction and degradation of quality of life in the sphere of personal life?

Join us for an evening of conversation informed by a collection of over 200 published articles on the development of Artificial Intelligence. Each event in the series focuses on fields of life pursuits, allowing deeper reflection on how we live with this new tool.

“Procedural and Generative Production” is the topic of the third installment, “CREATIVITY,” in response to the artistic and creative community’s reaction to artificial intelligence tools. Beyond defining cultural touchstones, art transcends. Recent innovations in Artificial Generative Intelligence allow images and video to be created from prompts, raising questions about intellectual property law, artistic originality versus inspiration, and the effort of the journey.

Light refreshments of snacks and canned drinks will be provided.

Join us on October 23 at 5:30 p.m. for the third installment: CREATIVITY—“Procedural and Generative Production.”

Admission is $30 per person, or $10 for veterans, seniors, students, and HCM members. All event proceeds go to the Hart Cluett Museum.

Other series dates:
- September 18: WORK—“The Meaning of Productivity”
- October 9: Education—“Linguistic Skills in Schools”
- October 23: Creativity—“Procedural & Generative Production”
- November 30: The Environment—“Our Ecosystem’s Finite Resources, and Data Centers”
- December 11: Community—“Technology’s Role in Belonging and Connections”