Workshop #3: “Resisting the AI Hype”

16 March 2026, 12-4pm (CET)

Online via Zoom

About this Workshop

Examines how to resist the accelerating hype around AI
Draws on critical perspectives from multiple disciplines.
Scrutinises AI’s narratives, imaginaries, and political functions
Offers an empirically informed and analytically grounded space.
Features contributions from Katja Rogers, Alva Markelius, and David Danks
Aims to disentangle inflated promises and projections from the real social and political stakes of contemporary AI

Schedule

  • 12:00–12:30 – Beginning & introduction; initial discussion: “Why is AI hype philosophically relevant?”
  • 12:30–13:15 – Alva Markelius (Cambridge University): The mechanisms of AI hype and its planetary and social costs
  • 13:15–13:25 – Break
  • 13:25–14:10 – Katja Rogers (University of Amsterdam): Emphasizing Deliberation and Critical Thinking in an AI Hype World
  • 14:10–14:20 – Break
  • 14:20–15:00 – David Danks (University of Virginia): Tackling AI Hyping
  • 15:00–15:45 – Shared discussion and looking ahead

Speakers

Katja Rogers

University of Amsterdam

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Alva Markelius

Cambridge University

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David Danks

University of Virginia

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Registration

Registration for this workshop is free but required. Please use the contact form on this website and mention “WAWAIS Workshop #3” in the subject line. The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants by email.

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