​This seminar will feature Tommie Introna and their colleagues & researchers from Serpentine Galleries to present on their recent white paper "Choral Data 'Trust' Experiment White Paper" exploring the vital role of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in shaping an ethical and public-interest focused AI ecosystem. ​Through an innovative case study - the Choral Data Trust Experiment conducted alongside 'The Call', an exhibition by Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst - we examine how cultural institutions can serve as trusted data intermediaries and pioneer new models for responsible AI development. ​The research presents concrete findings on building collective data governance, establishing legal frameworks for dataset contributors' rights, and positioning cultural institutions as key stewards in the public AI landscape. At a critical moment in AI development, this research offers vital insights for cultural organisations, policymakers, and anyone interested in ensuring AI serves the public good.

Please join us for the next GETTING-Plurality Research Workshop, convened by the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation. In this session, you'll hear from presenting authors Glen Weyl, Luke Thorburn, and Emillie de Keulenaar on their recent paper, “Prosocial Media.”

On April 10-11, 2025, the Knight Institute will host a symposium to examine the risks that advanced artificial intelligence systems pose to democratic freedoms, to discuss sociotechnical as well as technical interventions to mitigate these risks, and to identify ways in which these systems may be employed to support democracy. The symposium, “Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms,” is a collaboration between the Knight Institute and the Institute’s Senior AI Advisor Seth Lazar. It will take place in person at Columbia University’s Lee C. Bollinger Forum and will be livestreamed.