transformativ – Sharing Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
A conference by RHET AI and experimenta
Celebrated, feared, widely used – and sometimes overlooked: artificial intelligence. AI is fundamentally transforming society. But what exactly is changing? And how? At the ‘transformativ’ conference, our aim is to work together to develop communication and action strategies in line with current rapid developments. To this end, we are bringing together expertise and approaches from a wide range of stakeholders from research, science communication, education, media, and the arts.
What to expect
Keynote speakers and presentations. Artistic perspectives on artificial intelligence. We navigate the vast terrain through a series of content tracks.
Track 1: Narratives and Imagineries
The first track discusses ideas, approaches, and visual worlds related to AI, traces their impact on technology and society, and advances research perspectives.
Track 2: Access and Competencies
The second track concentrates on the acquisition and teaching of skills for the holistic application of and critical reflection on AI.
Track 3: Strategies and Ideas
The third track focuses on individual and societal strategies for addressing the challenges of new types of AI systems.
Track 4: Persuasive Systems and Power Relations
This track examines the fact that AI systems and their various components are not neutral but display a variety of underlying premises and interests that can serve potentially harmful as well as enabling purposes.
Note
Tracks 1–3 will primarily feature presentations and discussions in German. English contributions are also welcome. Track 4 is dedicated to international perspectives and is exclusively in English.
The detailed program will be published shortly.
Interested?
The transformativ symposium is aimed at anyone involved in research and/or practical work on AI issues in science communication, education, media, or the arts.
The more the merrier – we need impulses from different disciplines and communities. This invitation explicitly targets both practical and theoretical fields of work, as well as students of relevant disciplines.
We look forward to your submission!
The Call for Contributions is now open. Submissions must be received by 30 April 2025.
The following formats are welcome:
- Talk
- Problem Pitch
- Panel Discussion
We are looking for innovative practical reports, research approaches, and future-oriented impulses in German and English.
Practical information
- Venues: experimenta and Bildungscampus Heilbronn (Aula/auditorium)
- Duration of the event: Thursday, 04 December 2025 (afternoon) to Saturday, 06 December 2025 (noon)
Newsletter
Is it already possible to register for the conference? Is the final program online? We would welcome the opportunity to keep you up to date on the milestones leading up to the transformativ conference!
(Approx. 4-5 messages until the conference in December.)
A co-operation of
At the experimenta Science Center, AI is taught interactively to people from a wide range of backgrounds and can be experienced in a variety of ways. The aim is to enable a critical approach to AI.
The RHET AI Center uses rhetorical science communication research to better understand the dynamics between technology, research, and everyday communication surrounding AI.
Sponsored by
