Algorithm, Ancestry, and AI: Exploring the Intersection

This closing conversation connects the day’s themes: how algorithms shape what we see, how we’re treated, and what stories get told about us often without our consent. Panelists will explore the relationship between culture, identity, ancestry, and AI, including questions like:

What happens when technology “learns” from biased histories?

Who benefits from AI and who carries the risks?

How do we protect cultural knowledge, community stories, and creative work in digital spaces?

What does it mean to reclaim digital futures through self-determination and community-led design?

The venue is wheelchair accessible and a free hot lunch is available with veg/vegan options.

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Algorithm, Ancestry, and AI: Exploring the Intersection

Saturday, March 22, 2025

4:30 pm

Victoria City Hall Antechamber (1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC)

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Accessibility:

Email all accessibility requests to [email protected], or call 250-721-9611.

Victoria City Hall is wheelchair accessible.

An ASL interpreter is confirmed, but please email us by Friday, March 6 if you'll be needing this service so we can pre-arrange seating, etc.

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This conversation is part of CREAN’s Cracks in the Concrete Conference, March 20-22, 2025. The Conference is a weekend of collaboration, creativity, curiosity, networking, and interactive discussions. Through hosting the Cracks in the Concrete Conference, CREAN hopes to spark interest in under-researched topics, strengthen research and education networks, and provide information to community members in an inclusive and accessible manner. Visit www.creansociety.ca/conference for more information.

Contact:

250-721-9611

[email protected]

www.creansociety.ca/conference

We respectfully acknowledge that this event takes place on the unceded territories of the Lekwungen (Chekonein, Chilcowitch, Swengwhung, Kosampsom, Whyomilth, Teechamitsa, Kakyaakan, Songhees, Esquimalt) and W̱SÁNEĆ (SȾÁUTW/Tsawout, W̱JOȽEȽP/Tsartlip, BOḰEĆEN/Pauquachin, WSIḴEM/Tseycum) Peoples.

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