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Event | October 28, 2024

Co-Opting AI: Architecture

Part of the Co-Opting AI event series, a panel of experts explores how AI systems intervene into one of the most fundamental aspects of society: designing and constructing dwellings.

  • October 28, 2024
  • Online
  • 4:00 pm–5:15 pm
Event | October 23, 2024

Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity

Two days of discussions to explore the dynamics of power and trust, in technology and governments, from perspectives not always included in the deployment and regulation of policies centered on artificial intelligence.

  • October 23–24, 2024
  • Bond House
    600 Brandon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA
  • 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Event | October 24, 2024

Abigail Spanberger: Congress—a Cornerstone of Democracy

Representative Abigail Spanberger of Virginia’s seventh congressional district joins Jayme Swain, president and CEO of VPM, to reflect on the important role Congress plays in meeting Americans’ needs. What steps must be taken to accomplish that goal and invigorate trust among citizens?

  • October 24, 2024
  • UVA Rotunda, Dome Room
    1826 University Ave, Charlottesville, VA
  • 11:00 am–12:15 pm
Event | September 30, 2024

Safeguarding the Homeland

Kenneth L. Wainstein, under secretary for intelligence in the Department of Homeland Security, discusses threat detection and prevention.

  • September 30, 2024
  • UVA's Garrett Hall & Online
    235 McCormick Road, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • 11:30 am–12:30 pm
Event | September 26, 2024

AI-Generated Visual Misinformation, Propaganda, and Democracy

The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning techniques have led to the creation of increasingly sophisticated visual misinformation, posing a multifaceted challenge for individuals, organizations, and democratic societies.

  • September 26, 2024
  • UVA's Bond House
    600 Brandon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA
  • 5:00 pm–6:15 pm
Event | September 24, 2024

Election 2024: The Threat of Foreign Interference

What can the United States do to combat the actions of foreign adversaries and ensure election integrity?

  • September 24, 2024
  • The Miller Center & Online
    2201 Old Ivy Rd., Charlottesville, VA
  • 11:00 am–12:00 pm
Event | September 19, 2024

Technologies of Silence

Exploring law, tactics, and norms that silence essential voices.

  • September 19–20, 2024
  • Various UVA locations
  • 9:00 am–3:45 pm
Event | September 19, 2024

Economic Policy: Shaping American Democracy

Government decisions in moments of financial panic have had lasting economic, social, and political effects for every American generation.

  • September 19, 2024
  • Bond House
    600 Brandon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA
  • 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Event | September 17, 2024

Co-Opting AI: Math

A panel of experts scrutinizes AI’s ontological infrastructure—math—and examines how statistics became instrumental for describing the social world. 

  • September 17, 2024
  • Online
  • 4:00 pm–5:15 pm
Event | September 16, 2024

Constitution Day: Free Elections and the Rule of Law

Judge J. Michael Luttig, Carly Fiorina, and John Hardin Young examine how adhering to the rule of law and ensuring free elections as outlined in our foundational document provide the bedrock for our democratic system of government.

  • September 16, 2024
  • UVA's Garrett Hall and on the Karsh Institute's YouTube channel
    235 McCormick Road, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • 11:30 am–12:45 pm