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In search of the good life with artificial intelligence. That was the AI & Us* Convention 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Two days, eleven hours of program in almost 40 sessions – with a huge variety of topics the 3rd KI & Wir* Convention discussed at the 26. and 27 November 2021 the question “(How) Can We Learn Artificial Intelligence?”. The event, coordinated by the Halle-based association science2public, brought together actors from a wide range of disciplines and an average of 150 participants from the general public on a virtual platform. The convention thus set new impulses for a competent handling of artificial intelligence in everyday life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The fact that a good life with AI is possible was outlined right at the opening of<\/a> the convention by Eva Wolfangel, science journalist and AI expert, in her keynote speech: accompanied by many practical examples, she illustrated how artificial intelligence is already making our everyday lives easier by taking over repetitive tasks and thus allowing more time for creativity. “However, where life experience and world knowledge are required, AI reaches its limits,” Wolfangel said. “If we keep this limitation of AI in mind, it can bring us a bright future.” Afterwards, State Secretary Bernd Schl\u00f6mer from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Digital Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt, which is also the initiator and sponsor of the convention, highlighted the potential of AI in data-driven administration.<\/p>\n\n

On both convention days, a diverse program with a mix of conference and workshop contributions showed in which everyday and professional scenarios AI is already being used. For example, in the office as part of the Smart Office, when cataloguing art objects in a museum or when sorting waste in the recycling process. But the potential of AI also became apparent as a means of artistic intervention and as a tool for first creative attempts of one’s own, for example in the development of a poetry chatbot by young people. Especially in the interactive workshops on the second day of the convention, it became clear that experiencing and experimenting with artificial intelligence forms the basis for understanding it. The numerous hands-on activities encouraged the participants to train intelligent applications, create fake faces, try out AI learning tools or make music with AI and gain practical experience. <\/p>\n\n