Stephanie Dinkins Awarded the Ethic Award, Oscar Pomilio Blumm Forum: Art and AI Together to Help Inclusion
2024年7月29日 - 9:03PM
Franco Pomilio Blumm: "With Art and Ethics, We Research
New Perspectives on AI for the Communication of Big
Institutions"
A continuous dialogue with technology to create new narratives
and promote inclusivity. This was the powerful message delivered by
Stephanie Dinkins, a transdisciplinary artist, at the Oscar Pomilio
Blumm Forum in Pescara, where she received the Ethic Award for her
contributions. "Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds immense promise,
yet it is also fraught with challenges that we must confront with
urgency and care. AI is not a monolithic entity; it is shaped by
those who create and train it. This means that our diverse
perspectives and stories need to be at the forefront of AI
development to ensure it serves all of humanity equitably. At this
moment, we have the unique opportunity to reimagine our
relationship with technology. By integrating community knowledge
and culturally specific data into AI, we can develop systems that
are more inclusive and supportive of all people. AI should not just
be about efficiency and profit; it should be about fostering mutual
respect, responsibility, and care across as many global communities
as possible."
Dinkins is a pioneer in combining art and technology, Kusama
Professor of Art at Stony Brook University New York and Inaugural
recipient LG-Guggenheim Award 2023. She is recognized by Time
magazine as one of the world's most influential innovators in AI.
Her Art and AI project began with a provocative question: Can an
artist and a social robot build a relationship over time?
"My work, for example, explores how we can use AI to tell our
own stories and create new narratives that reflect our true
experiences and aspirations. It's about finding ways to bend and
nurture technology to serve our needs and support our communities.
The future of AI, therefore, lies in our hands—in our belief that
we can demand and create systems that are just, transparent, and
accountable. This perspective underscores the need for broad
participation in AI development and the importance of creating
technology that genuinely reflects and serves the diversity of
human experiences."
Stephanie Dinkins received the Ethic Award from the Oscar
Pomilio Blumm Forum for her "groundbreaking work at the
intersection of AI and social equity. As a pioneering artist and
educator, she has explored the ethical implications of AI with a
particular focus on marginalized communities," as stated in the
award's rationale.
The Forum was interesting for the different angles it showed
regarding artificial intelligence: art and journalism, represented
by Alejandro Tauber, publisher of the EUobserver, an independent
news media outlet, one of the most relevant in European Union
politics. The Forum was opened by Franco Pomilio, president of
Pomilio Blumm, a communication agency dealing with international
public institutions. "We have initiated a very interesting dialogue
on artificial intelligence with two exceptional speakers, Stephanie
Dinkins and Alejandro Tauber," said Franco Pomilio, "and this is
part of our future strategy in new technologies and new languages.
In September we will complete the first phase of this cultural
growth, with the AI and Ethics expert Father Paolo Benanti speaking
at our Summer University 2024 on EU Institutional Communication,
developed with the involvement of Maastricht University. Those
initiatives are the beginning of a path towards the creation of an
AI development hub in Pescara."
Adding richness to the audience's vision was the perspective of
Alejandro Tauber, considered an expert on technology and artificial
intelligence: "AI is an averaging machine, a machine of average
responses, not particularly brilliant," explained Tauber during his
speech. "This shows its limitations, and while we understand AI's
dependence on data aggregation and pattern recognition, we can
better appreciate its strengths. Recognizing AI as an averaging
machine also underscores the importance of human oversight and
ethical considerations in its implementation in the media world."
Alejandro Tauber was honored with the Ethic Journalism Award for
his outstanding contributions to ethical journalism.
- Stephanie Dinkins Awarded the Ethic Award, Oscar Pomilio
Forum