How artists can ‘interrupt’ artificial intelligence
Stanford digital media artist Morehshin Allahyari uses AI in her studio and the classroom to bring creative, critical thinking to the use of the technology that is rapidly becoming ubiquitous.
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Stanford’s Tech Ethics and Policy Fellowship illuminates the path to careers integrating social science and technical know-how in government, corporate, and nonprofit settings.
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