AILA Alumni Speaker Series Our first speaker is presented by AI in the Liberal Arts (AILA) and the Sustainability Office on October 20th at 5pm in the CHI Think Tank AILA and the Sustainability Office will host Will Fishell (’22) as the first guest in the AILA Alumni Speaker Series! His talk, “AI in the…
We’re thrilled to announce the AI in Sustainability Hackathon for the 2025–2026 academic year will be held on November 15th and 16th. Brought to you by AI in the Liberal Arts (AILA) and the Sustainability Office, this event invites students from all disciplines to explore how artificial intelligence can drive solutions for a more sustainable…
This October, the AI Book Club will be reading Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick. Written in a lively and accessible style, Co-Intelligence explores how artificial intelligence is already reshaping the way we live, learn, and work. Mollick combines practical insight with big-picture questions, making this book the perfect starting point for…
AILA hosts local Art Lawyer, Kate Lucas Writeup by: Caitlin Kennedy Downey, AILA Staff The intersection of artificial intelligence and creative production is forcing society to revisit some of the most fundamental questions in copyright law: Who, or what, can be an author? What is the distinction between the “expression of an idea” and what…
The vision for the AI Book Club: The AI Book Club strengthens Amherst’s intellectual ecosystem by creating a mini-community that reflects AILA’s mission: bringing together people from different walks of life, professions, stages of life, and levels of AI knowledge to explore big questions through literature. By using literature as a common language, we create…
AILA welcomes you back to school!! 🙂 Upcoming Events AI Film Club! By AI in the Liberal Arts and the Jones & Frost Libraries 📅 Thursday, September 25 🕗 8:00 PM 📍 Keefe Theater, Amherst College Join us for a casual Boba Tea gathering to meet the AILA team, hear about our upcoming programming, and…
This is the first meeting of the semester for the AI Book Club! We will discuss our summer reading selection, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, as well as announce our book selection for the month of October. Join us monthly on Sunday afternoons at Amherst College to explore nonfiction (and the occasional fiction)…
A Conversation with Art Lawyer Kate Lucas Since its founding, the United States has recognized the importance of copyright law—but is copyright law ready for the new world of AI? Art lawyer Kate Lucas will give an overview of how the rise of artificial intelligence is prompting (pun intended) new conversations—and litigation—about some of the…
Minority Report Screening & “Get to Know AILA” Boba Gathering AI in the Liberal Arts and the Jones & Frost Libraries are excited to kick off the AI Film Club this fall! 📅 Thursday, September 25 🕗 8:00 PM 📍 Keefe Theater, Amherst College Join us for a casual Boba Tea gathering to meet the…
Join the Artificial Intelligence Book Club monthly on Sunday afternoons at Amherst College to explore nonfiction (and the occasional fiction) on AI. Discussions, led by AILA students and guest faculty, and will also continue online. Borrow your copy from Jones or Frost Libraries and be part of the conversation. Email: aila@amherst.edu to join the mailing…