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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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AI, Humour, and Human Rights
Reflections of an Interdisciplinary Working Group
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This event is free.
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4TH SPACE
J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
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Don’t immortal comedians have the right to die? Is humour inherently undignified? How can we better protect our cognitive autonomy and data privacy as our lives and laughs are increasingly algorithmized? The participants in an interdisciplinary working group will invite conversation on these and other questions about the relationships between AI, humour, and human rights.
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Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca
Speakers
Cristian Ahumada
Computer Science, UQAM
Danielle Bobker
English, Concordia
Maia Harris
English, Concordia
Lindsay Rodgers
Knowledge Mobilization Advisor, Applied AI Institute
Tony McIntyre
Comedian
Description: A conversation with members of an interdisciplinary working group focusing on humour and AI, specifically calling into question the right to die, dignity in comedy, and autonomy in the face of manufactured laughter.
Organized by: Danielle Bobker, Department of English
Participants:
Cristian Ahumada
Danielle Bobker
Maia Harris
Lindsay Rodgers
Tony McIntyre
With: Applied AI Institute
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