{"id":5290,"date":"2023-09-05T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccc-home.local\/?post_type=pressmedia&p=5290"},"modified":"2024-06-11T21:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:03:23","slug":"who-owns-the-truth-ccc-at-ars-electronica","status":"publish","type":"pressmedia","link":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/pressmedia\/who-owns-the-truth-ccc-at-ars-electronica\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Owns the Truth? CCC at Ars Electronica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/ars.electronica.art\/who-owns-the-truth\/en\/highlights\/\">Ars Electronica<\/a> festival (September 6 \u2013 10) took a deep dive into examining what\u00a0\u201ctruth\u201d means in today\u2019s world, organizers invited broad participation from CCC and <a href=\"http:\/\/cortico.ai\">Cortico<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 <a href=\"#keynote\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#keynote\">a keynote<\/a> by CCC director Deb Roy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 <a href=\"#workshops\">two workshops<\/a>, (one on large language models and another on technology-enhanced citizens\u2019 assembly), and\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#exhibit\">an exhibit<\/a>, in collaboration with Cortico, which gives festival participants an opportunity to experience elements of a novel, AI-supported social dialogue network.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cortico will also be introducing <a href=\"http:\/\/fora.io\">Fora<\/a>, a new platform for trustworthy civic discourse. Learn more about the collaboration between CCC and Cortico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/about\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keynote\">Deb Roy Keynote<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing the alarming rate at which today\u2019s media and social media technologies are contributing to destructive behaviors and social fragmentation that are weakening our social fabric and threatening democracies worldwide, Deb Roy shares his thoughts about the potential for new models for digital networks that combine advances in generative AI with the power of human listening and conversation. The goal: to create new scalable spaces for trustworthy and constructive public to help reverse the frightening trends that are promoting disinformation and toxic polarization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ars Electronica Theme Symposium: The Next Renaissance - A S+T+ARTS Day Conference\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/45RutaYa1rs?start=6994&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"workshops\">Workshops<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Large Language Models (LLMs) and Us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Led by CCC graduate student Bel\u00e9n Sald\u00edas, Research Scientist Jad Kabbara, and Professor Deb Roy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This two-part workshop gives participants the opportunity to explore and challenge the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs). The first session addresses such questions as: What can LLMs do and how can they mislead us? How would you tell an AI to behave like you do? How would you probe the AI’s values to see if its values sync with yours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second session provided a \u201cbehind-the scenes\u201d look into data production and the curation process, providing an end-to-end view of the flow from generation, provenance, control, influence, privacy, and ownership. Drawing from CCC\u2019s current research, this session will show one way we use LLMs to bring people together in constructive ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Imagining a Tech-Enhanced Citizens\u2019 Assembly Towards a More Inclusive and Constructive Democratic Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Led by Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, CCC\u2019s Head of Translational Research, Claudia Chwalisz, founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demnext.org\">DemocracyNext<\/a>, and Professor Deb Roy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the model of Citizens\u2019 Assemblies, this session explores how we might harness the power of technology to reimagine democratic spaces where people can listen to one another, find common ground, better understand the complexity of public policy and decision making, and as a result, revive their trust in institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00_24-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00_24-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00_24-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00_24-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00_24-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00_24-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CCC PhD Candidate Bel\u00e9n Sald\u00edas presenting during her workshop in collaboration with CCC Research Scientist Jad Kabbara and CCC Director Deb Roy, <em>Large Language Models (LLMs) and Us<\/em>. Photo Courtesy of JKU Linz. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/claudiadimitra-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/claudiadimitra-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/claudiadimitra-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/claudiadimitra-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/claudiadimitra-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/claudiadimitra-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DemocracyNext CEO & Founder Claudia Chwalisz (left) and CCC Head of Translational Research Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou right pose in front of the presentation for their workshop, <em>Imagining a Tech-Enhanced Citizens\u2019 Assembly Towards a More Inclusive and Constructive Democratic Process<\/em>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"exhibit\">CCC and Cortico Exhibit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collective Echos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An exploration of a human-AI system for constructive human dialogue and listening\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the face of intensifying social fragmentation and collapse of a shared reality, we look to ancient wisdoms such as small-group dialogue and sensemaking to inform the design of a novel, AI-supported social communication space where communities can gather for facilitated, constructive conversation. In these spaces, individuals are also equipped with visualizations and machine learning-backed insights to help them \u201cmake sense\u201d of their collective experience. This system, which combines cutting edge AI sense-making technology with the ancient art of human conversation seeks to nurture agency and trust in civic life and, ultimately, bolster values core to a functioning democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibit invites visitors to listen and explore the breadth of our library by engaging with people\u2019s stories and viewing accompanying visualizations. This network of stories makes space for complex, empathetic interactions that we hope inspire visitors to participate in this intimate system firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit: CCC graduate students Maggie Hughes, Naana Obeng-Marnu, Cassie Lee, Spencer Russell, MIT\u00a0 Professor and CCC director Deb Roy, and collaborators from non-profit collaborator Cortico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0283-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0283-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0283-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0283-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0283-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0283-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ars Electronica participants experience the Collective Echos exhibit. Participants wear headsets to listen to firsthand stories of others as they navigate through the exhibit. Collective Echos is an “embodied spatial audio experience” in which participants hear audio based on their physical location. Photo Courtesy of Heather Pierce. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0202-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0202-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0202-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0202-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0202-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AL0A0202-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CCC PhD Candidate Maggie Hughes (right) discusses one of Collective Echos accompanying data visualizations with Ars Electronica participant. Photo Courtesy of Heather Pierce. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Ars Electronica<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year Ars Electronica, a cultural, educational, and scientific institute based in Linz, Austria, invites artists, scientists, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and activists from all over the world to participate in a festival that explores the interrelationship between art, technology and society. It also manages a multidisciplinary media arts <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%26D\">R&D<\/a> facility known as the Futurelab, and confers the Prix Ars Electronica awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5290","pressmedia","type-pressmedia","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pressmedia\/5290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pressmedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pressmedia"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}