Intelligent Futures:  The Impact of AI on Social Media & Technology

Can human knowledge exist without humans? Can art? Culture? This is a philosophical question that we are now seeing an answer to. Artificial Intelligence utilizes, and in some ways surpasses, human-level intelligence to improve upon the human condition (AAM, 2017). With this emerging reality where do we as scholars fit?  After 4 years of virtual conferencing, The Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop at Howard University invites you back to campus to join us in-person in discussing the benefits and limitations of AI.

Submission Guidelines

Paper Submissions

Respondents for this category should submit a 3-5 page proposal that includes an overview of the study as well as research design that includes brief review of the literature, methodology and findings, if possible. All respondents in this paper category should clearly identify the submission type on their proposal and send the proposal through EasyChair by December 31st.

In addition to the proposal, a file should be uploaded with a 100-word abstract of the proposed paper as well as a 100-word biography for each author. Submission without the biography will not be accepted. Presenters will be notified by the end of January  of the status of their submissions and should register to attend the conference by March 1st.

Panel Submissions

Respondents should submit a 3-5 page proposal addressing the purpose of the panel and specific issue(s) to be covered. The proposal should include a list of the confirmed guests or those who will be solicited for the panel as well as their brief biographies. All respondents in this category should send the proposal through EasyChair by December 31st.

In addition to the proposal, a file should be uploaded with a 100-word description of the proposed panel as well as a 100-word biography for each presenter. Submissions without the biography will be rejected. Presenters will be notified by the end of January of the status of their acceptance and should register to attend the conference by March 1st.

Workshop Submissions

Respondents should submit a 3-5 page proposal addressing the purpose of the workshop, details about the technology, social media trend or tool to be explored and what attendees will gain from attending it. Workshops are scheduled for 90 minutes, so content should be sufficient enough to fill the time slot. If applicable, the proposal should include a list of the confirmed guests or those who will be solicited for the workshops as well as their brief biographies. All respondents in this category should send the proposal through EasyChair by December 31st.

In addition to the proposal, a file should be uploaded with a 100-word description of the proposed workshop as well as a 100-word biography accompanied by a photograph for each workshop presenter. Submissions without the biography will be rejected. Presenters will be notified by the end of January of the status of their acceptance and should register to attend the conference by March 1st.

List of Topics

• Topics to be covered include, but not limited to, the following:

    *   The use of Chat GPT in academic settings 

    *  Generating disinformation during an election season

    *   The value of AI in creating art and entertainment

    *   Algorithmic biases and addressing disparity

    *  Safety, security, and policy

    *   AI for social good

    *  Surveillance

    *  Feeding the machine - the people behind machine learning

    *  Posthumanism and Transhumanism

    *  AI and the Archive

Contact

If you have any questions or need more information, please visit the conference website at https://socialmediatechnologyconference.com/ or send an email to the following organizers:

Kenja-Rae Farquharson: kenjarae.farquharso@howard.edu

Ingrid Sturgis: ISturgis@howard.edu