June 10th 2026 | Deep Dive Session
Hosted by HumAI: A Humanities Hub for the Reimagination of AI, University of Oslo Norway
Lead: Prof. Taina Bucher, Professor of Media and Communication, University of Oslo
Convening leads: Hanan de Sain, Inclusive AI Lab Cultural AI Researcher and PhD UU; Dr. Yichen Rao, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and China AI Lead
This workshop invites designers, entrepreneurs, futurists, and creative researchers to explore what is often left out of dominant AI narratives: the human experiences that seem destined to be displaced by AI, from boredom and clumsiness to the slow rhythms of dwelling, pausing, and reflection. Rather than resisting technology or romanticizing the past, we will cultivate mindfulness about the present, interrogating what it means to live well in the age of AI. Inspired by Donna Haraway’s notion of response-ability (2016) – the capacity to recognize, respond to, and care for the consequences of technology – participants will engage in collective reflection and design experimentation to rethink how AI shapes human life. This workshop helps cultivate participants’ abilities to respond thoughtfully to AI-driven futures, questioning dominant narratives of speed, productivity, and optimization.
Goal: To explore what AI might displace in human experience, cultivate thoughtful response-ability, integrate diverse local perspectives, and engage participants in reflective, experiential design exercises.
Provocateurs:
Dr. Sumita Sharma, PI for Age Against the Machine (ATOM) project, Research Fellow at INTERACT (Finland)
Prof. Ahmed Al Khateeb, Professor of Technology-enhanced Learning, King Faisal University & Founder, Learning Intelligence Community, Artificial Intelligence Governance Association (Saudi Arabia)
Dr. Dyah Pitaloka, Associate Professor in Marketing & Digital Communications, Monash University (Indonesia)
Ulrike Quade, artistic director at Ulrike Quade Company (NL)
Sonia Jorge, Founder and Executive Director, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (USA)