Show Notes
What does AI have to do with queerness? And how could the use of machine learning affect our lives and our rights as LGBTQIA+ people? Daniella Gáti shares the answers to these questions and more. Daniella is an expert in narrative, creative computing, and brings a unique transdisciplinary perspective to both. We touch on facial recognition, what is happening in Hungary, and speak about common misconceptions about AI.
References: Gáti, Daniella. ‘Theorizing Mathematical Narrative through Machine Learning’. Journal of Narrative Theory, vol. 53, no. 1, 2023, pp. 139–65. Gáti, Daniella . “AI, Queerness, and Humanity: How AI Reshapes the World and What We Can Do about It” (8 February, 2025, TedX Talk) The Palgrave Handbook of Feminist, Queer and Trans* Narrative Studies (Vera Nuenning and Corinna Assman, eds) Nicola Dinan’s Disappoint Me Thon (19th century gender-neutral pronoun) Dennis Baron’s What’s Your Pronoun: Beyond He and She Jordy Rosenberg’s Confessions of the Fox Erzsébet Galgóczi’s A törvényen kívül és belül (Another Love)
Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: Why might AI not be compatible with queer thought? How can facial recognition affect rights of LGBTQIA+ people? What is a common misconception about AI? What is machine learning? What role might narrative play in all of this?
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