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The Good Robot: Why Technology Needs Feminism

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | 6:00 PM EST | Lohrfink Auditorium, McDonough Business School, Georgetown University Main Campus

Hosted by Georgetown University Gender+ Justice Initiative, Culture & Politics, Science, Technology and International Affairs, and the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland.

Can feminism ‘fix’ the internet? Can AI be feminist? Who’s ultimately responsible for AI?

Join Dr Kerry McInerney and Dr Eleanor Drage, researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence and co-hosts of The Good Robot Podcast as they discuss these crucial questions and their new book The Good Robot: Why Technology Needs Feminism with a panel of experts, including N. Kate Hayles (UCLA); Kate Chandler (Georgetown University); Neda Atanasoski (UMD); and Os Keyes (University of Washington).

RSVP for the chance to win a free copy of the book. Light refreshments will be served after the event and copies of the book will be available for sale.

This event is free and open to all.

Accommodation requests can be made at kfc9@georgetown.edu.

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