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SUMMARY:The Current Status of the Torment Nexus\, and how are those Stochastic Parrots?
DESCRIPTION:Let’s check in on two of our old friends in the critical history of artificial intelligences. What’s the status of the torment nexus today? And how are those stochastic parrots? This talk will provide an update on AI projects that continue to abuse their science fiction namesakes (RIP the Metaverse & Horizon Worlds)\, and reevaluate the major claims of the 2021 paper “On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots”\, including what they got wrong (water\, parrot intelligence\, etc.)\, what issues are still as relevant as ever (data provenance\, data bias\, energy usage; limits of scaling)\, and what they didn’t really address (speculative finance\, hyperscaler monopoly). \nZac Zimmer is an associate professor in the literature department at University of California\, Santa Cruz. He is an interdisciplinary scholar of literature\, culture\, and technology in the hemispheric Americas\, and teaches classes on Latin American literature\, science fiction\, ethics\, technology\, and the poetics of California infrastructure. He is the author of First Contact: Speculative Visions of the Conquest of the Americas (2025). In addition to his current research on the infrastructure of techno-systems\, he co-facilitates the Ethics and Astrobiology reading group\, part of the University of California\, Santa Cruz’s Astrobiology Initiative. Recent open access publications on artificial intelligence include “Outlier and Collapse: The Enron Corpus and Foundation Model Training Data” and “El ingenio de la inteligencia (The Knowledge Mill)“. \n\nThis event is presented by The Humanities Institute’s ± AI Initiative \nBanner image from Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/the-current-status-of-the-torment-nexus-and-how-are-those-stochastic-parrots/
LOCATION:Humanities 1\, Room 210\, 1156 high st\, Santa cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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SUMMARY:Protecting Mauna Kea: Hula and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to join us for our remaining special series events (May 5 and May 6) on the long struggle of Native Hawaiian people and other kia‘i (“protectors”) in protecting Mauna Kea. One of the most sacred Native Hawaiian sites\, Mauna Kea is the piko (umbilical cord) connecting the islands to the heavens\, the dwelling place of deities\, and a place of worship. This sacred landscape faces ongoing expropriation for the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)—a project in which UC Santa Cruz is profoundly implicated. \nTuesday\, May 5\, 3:30-6:30 pm\, THEA Dance A104: “Hula and Traditional Ecological Knowledges” \nA public workshop facilitated by visiting Mauna Kea protectors\, Hāwane Rios and Hopoelehua Pa’a Makakau\, as well as Kumu Mehana Thomas and Kūhai Hālau O Mehanakealohakalaua’eikapoli Pā ‘Ōlapa Kahiko from Santa Cruz \n \nRegistration for the following events is recommended but not required. On-site registration is also possible. All events are free and open to the public. \nThe series features visiting Mauna Kea protectors from Hilo\, Hawai‘i: Hāwane Rios\, an award-winning singer\, songwriter and a celebrated haku mele (song and chant composer); Hopoelehua Pa’a Makakau\, a Kanaka ‘Ōiwi cultural bearer\, aloha ‘āina (land protector)\, hula practitioner\, and skilled multi-disciplinary hana no’eau (cultural) artist. It also will feature Amber Espinosa-Jones\, the award-winning producer of the feature film Standing Above the Clouds and respected teachers and members of the Santa Cruz hula community\, Kumu Mehana Thomas and Kūhai Hālau O Mehanakealohakalaua’eikapoli Pā ‘Ōlapa Kahiko. \n\nCo-sponsored by Asian American and Pacific Islander Resource Center\, Center for Reimagining Leadership\, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies\, Film and Digital Media/Social Documentation\, Mauna Kea Protectors at UC Santa Cruz\, Office of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, Rachel Carson College\, Student Union Assembly Office of Diversity and Inclusion \n 
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/protecting-mauna-kea-hula-and-traditional-ecological-knowledge/
LOCATION:Theater Arts\, A104\, 411 Kerr Rd\, Santa Cruz\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Master Class - Gregorio Uribe: A Journey Through Colombian Music
DESCRIPTION:A Journey Through Colombian Music is an interactive presentation through which Uribe will take the audience across the different regions of Colombia and teach a local rhythm from each; as well as share their historical and geographical contexts. This is an interactive class designed for non-musicians and musicians\, alike. \n \nCan’t make it in person? You can stream it! Register here for virtual attendance. \nGregorio Uribe is a Latin GRAMMY-nominated Colombian singer-songwriter and accordionist. He graduated from Berklee College of Music and has performed his music at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert\, Carnegie Hall\, Madison Square Garden\, and the New Orleans Jazz Fest\, among others. He has collaborated with renowned artists such as Rubén Blades\, Carlos Vives\, and Paquito D’Rivera\, as well as with folklore masters Alfredo Gutiérrez\, Carmelo Torres\, and Martina Camargo.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/master-class-gregorio-uribe-a-journey-through-colombian-music/
LOCATION:Kuumbwa Jazz Center
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