OCTAVIO KULESZ
UNESCO Expert
Mercoledì 22 gennaio 2025
ore 13.00 – 14.00
Centro Nexa su Internet & Società
Politecnico di Torino, via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano)
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Chatbots that converse seamlessly, apps that generate music or images, and algorithms that recommend what we watch or read — artificial intelligence (AI) has become a familiar part of daily life. Yet beyond these visible impacts lies a deeper story: the complex interplay between AI and culture.
The integration of AI into the arts and cultural industries is enhancing access and productivity in fields such as visual arts, literature, film, and music. However, it also raises challenges like copyright issues, cultural homogenization, and ethical concerns about bias.
At the same time, culture profoundly shapes AI, influencing training data, system architectures, and the ideological frameworks behind its development and research.
This presentation explores the bidirectional relationship between culture and AI, emphasizing that integrating cultural perspectives into AI governance is essential not only for the survival of the creative sectors but also for preserving the technology’s depth and meaningfulness.
Biografia
Octavio Kulesz is a philosopher, digital publisher, and researcher. As a UNESCO expert, his work focuses on cultural diversity and creative industries in the age of AI. In 2020, he was selected by UNESCO, along with 23 other international specialists, to draft the text of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, the world’s first standard-setting instrument on this topic.
Letture consigliate e link utili
- Floridi, L.; Nobre, A.C. (2024). “Anthropomorphising Machines and Computerising Minds: The Crosswiring of Languages between Artificial Intelligence and Brain & Cognitive Sciences”. Minds & Machines 34, 5 | LINK
- Gebru, T.; Torres, É. (2024). “The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence”, First Monday | LINK
- Kulesz, O. (2024). Artificial Intelligence and International Cultural Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for Cross-Sectoral Collaboration, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen | LINK
- Maas, M. (2023). “AI is Like… A Literature Review of AI Metaphors and Why They Matter for Policy”, Institute for Law & AI Working Paper Series | LINK
- UNESCO (2021). Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | LINK