Objectives
Center the needs of humanity within the larger conversation around AI
Frankenstein AI is meant to provoke conversation and exploration around AI, allowing us to build an algorithm powered by emotional data. To do that, we’ll bring together diverse groups to surface stories and provoke discussion around what it means to be human.
Work to combat algorithmic bias, one conversation at a time.
Algorithmic bias is a wicked challenge, and a very pressing one. The “empathic conversations” at the heart of the Frankenstein AI experience represent a significant building block within our inclusive design methodology. We believe this process has the potential to help us identify new ways of fighting bias at the intersection of machine intelligence and human emotion.
Events
We meet monthly at the Film Society of Lincoln Center as well as other locations throughout the city. In addition, we hold meetups in cities around the world.
Open Tools & Resources
A goal of Frankenstein AI is to explore emergent technology’s impact on humanity. We’ll capture our findings and share them under a creative commons license.
An Immersive Installation
We’ll wrap out the year with a special immersive storytelling experience at the New York Film Festival.
MOOC
Later this fall we’ll release a new MOOC (massive online offline collaboration). Over one week, participants will work to give birth to Frankenstein’s Monster.
Pop-up Labs
We’ll be staging a number of Monster Creation Labs that mix collaborative storytelling and code.
CopyLeft
Frankenstein is a cross-generational program open to all. The results of the experiment (and all DSL prototypes) are released under a creative commons license.