Language & AI Conference 2025

Language, Literature & Culture Study in an Age of AI

Event Description

Today, AI technologies emulate human language and communication. The potential ramifications of these technologies for language education seem particularly profound. In this half-day conference, we open a discussion with interlocutors across the Berkeley campus and beyond to explore what AI means for language, literature & culture study and teaching today. 

Guiding Questions

  • What does it mean to study language, literature & culture in an age of AI?

  • What does it mean to teach language, literature & culture in an age of AI?

Event Details

Friday, February 7, 2025, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM  |  B4 Dwinelle Hall and Zoom 

Keynote (Dr. Rodney Jones, University of Reading) | 10-11:20
Instructor Panel  | 11:30-12:30
Undergraduate Student Panel  | 1-2
Undergraduate Research Showcase & Reception | 2-3    *(in-person only)

Registration: In Person 

Registration: Zoom

Keynote Talk/ Guest Speaker

10-11:20

Human-Machine Loops and the Future of Creativity, Literature and Culture

Rodney Jones (Professor, University of Reading) 

UC Berkeley Instructor Panel

11:30-12:30

Teaching Language, Literature & Culture in an Age of AI

Alex Saum-Pascual (Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese, New Media)

Nina Beguš (Lecturer, Center for Science, Technology, Medicine & Society and Berkeley Institute of Data Science)

Margot Szarke (Lecturer, French)

Elizabeth Sun (PhD Candidate, German, New Media, Dutch Studies)

Undergraduate Student Panel

1-2pm

Studying Language, Literature & Culture in an Age of AI

Abel Anguiano Gomez (Comparative Literature and Hispanic Linguistics)

Max Haynes (Chemistry)

Alice Lin (Political Science)

Uyen Pham (Film & Media)

Sebastian Manalo (German, Math and Data Science)

Danielle Tran (English)

Showcase & Reception

2-3pm

Researching Language, Literature & Culture in an Age of AI

"ChatGPT in Language Education: Centering Learner Voices" | Zara Brandt & Madelyn Sparks

"TAI: Teaching Assistant Artificial Intelligence" | Nicholas Beckman, Esther Jiang, & Franco Huang

"From Scrolls to Clones: Relativism, Journaling, and the Need for AI Driven Legacy Application" | Gregory La Londe

"Imitation of Flesh: On Autistic 'Cripped Cyborgs' in Speculative Fiction"  | Lilirose Luo

“Nordic Flavor Networks" | Marcus Romundset, Alankrita Malhotra, Chandini Dialani, & Timothy Tangherlini

"Music Text Generator" | Tegveer Singh Siyan

"Roshe Walla: Translating Folk Kashmir" | Arya Taupier Vishin

"Taylor Swift in the Age of Digital Reproduction” | Nisa Linda Zamora

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