Decolonisation in the Age of AI

This event will begin with a keynote that will set the stage for the importance of thinking about decolonisation and AI, putting the current moment in its historical context of the relationship between technology, racism, domination, and resistance.

The keynote will be followed by a panel on ‘The Coloniality of AI’ which will start by mapping out and questioning how the utopian and dystopian narratives of AI mirror colonial narratives and moral geographies of ‘development’ and ‘civilisation’ and negates alternative forms of knowledge, while pointing towards ways to disrupt invisibilities and racialised and gendered biases in AI.

You do not need any prior knowledge of AI to enjoy this event.

This event is part of the ‘Digital Decolonisation: Visibilities and Invisibilities in the Age of Algorithms’ series which continues on Thursday 22 May with ‘AI as a Decolonial Tool for Peace and Justice’ and ‘(De)coloniality and Humour in the Age of AI’.

Speakers

Dr Christoffer Guldberg is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, King’s College London. He has written extensively on the war on drugs and online activism and violence in Brazil and beyond. His teaching methods have been published as blogs and a peer-reviewed article at King’s Academy, the University of Warwick, and the King’s Decolonial Blog, undotcomfortable, and he has a podcast on decolonising AI at King’s - a Mostly Hulan Podcast.

Mireille Kouyo is a PhD student, jointly studying with the African Leadership Centre at King’s College London and the University of Pretoria. Her research explores the empirical reality of what local actors are doing at the grassroots level and seek to understand the relationships between actors in the process of building positive peace. She has previously co-organised a workshop on ‘Decolonising the Researcher’.

King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence

This event is part of the King’s Festival of Artificial Intelligence. Running from Tuesday 20 May to Saturday 24 May, the free, five-day festival brings together a diverse line-up of experts to consider critical questions about artificial intelligence in the context of healthcare, education, sustainability, policy, and creativity.

Festival events will take place across several King’s venues, so please check carefully where the event is taking place. Festival event times may be subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to attendees via Eventbrite emails.

Please note, King's events are free, which means we routinely overbook to allow for no-shows and avoid empty seats. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive in good time to avoid disappointment. We will not be able to admit those without tickets or latecomers.