Events

Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.

Exploring novel methods for deepfake detection, technical methods for biometric system evaluation, and the complexity of data privacy and consent in high-stakes situations

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speaker Peter Dodds.

Data-driven, computational determination of the essence of meaning, stories, and characters, with Peter Dodds

Learn more about the UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic (INFO/CYBER 289), a public-interest cybersecurity course that supports the capacity of politically-targeted organizations to defend themselves against online threats. 

How do users actually feel about deepfakes? Does it matter how the technology is used or what it is called?

An in-person, collaborative deep dive into Melanie Walsh’s topic, “AI Fiction in the Wild.”

Fiction readers are using AI to generate their own original stories, role-play, world-building, fan fiction, erotica, and more. Melanie Walsh explores the roots and future of AI in publishing and entertainment.

Join leaders from government, academia, industry, and civil society to discuss the most pressing tech policy challenges.

Celebrate the GSPP Tech Policy Fellows and I School Executive Fellows in Applied Technology Policy. 

Disabled Americans rely on digital accessibility technology and policy to guarantee their participation in digital society. Join this timely discussion of recent disability-inclusive technology policy advances.

What it will take to build effective guardrails for a technology that is rapidly reshaping our world?

How can we preserve essential federal datasets for the benefit of American lives and livelihood?

Three leaders share success stories of steering large government agencies to innovate and deliver impactful services.

In an industry dominated by digital technologies and streaming, how can musicians and other artists retain agency and fair compensation?

How can we advance efforts to harness AI to deliver positive impacts to people’s lives?

Preslav Nakov discusses large language models’ problems with factuality and new tools to use LLMs to fight misinformation.

An in-person, collaborative deep dive into Manvir Singh’s topic “Universality and Diversity in Story and Song”.

Manvir Singh researches the nature and origins of ubiquitous sociocultural traditions such as shamanism, witchcraft, story, and music.

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us for our annual celebration honoring the I School’s rich history, vibrant present, and bold future.