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The Artificial Mind: Learning, Creating and Paying Attention in the Age of AI

Foto: Thomas Roese

Youth Integration Lab an der Masaryk Universität (Tschechien) vom 04. - 06. November 2026


Programm

The Attention Economy

  • Attention; focus; changes to attention span; changes to cognitive functions?
  • How (not only) social media are designed; algorithms; notifications; habits
  • Gamification 
  • Personalised content, advertisements, data collection
  • Who benefits from these?

AI and Learning

  • How can AI help with learning? 
  • What is cheating and what is smart learning?
  • Transformation of education after AI
  • What AI help and contribution is acceptable at education institutions and what is not?

AI and Creativity

  • What is creativity? 
  • How does the creativity, authorship, originality and value of human work change in this era
  • Real art vs AI – what is real art?
  • Limits of AI creation
  • AI and creative professions: 
    • How can AI help with creative professions
    • What will happen with creative professions?

In feed veritas... or not

  • AI fake news and deepfakes
    • Implications of these in society – politics, ideology
  • How to tell something is real? 
    • How to verify a picture, video or quote
  • Critical thinking, information verification
  • Algorithmic „bubbles“ and own versions of reality
  • Distorted images, unrealistic expectations, pressure on youth
    • Beauty standards, filters
    • Promotion of unrealistic standards, an alternative reality

Methodik

Die Methodik wird partizipativ sein und eine Kombination aus Vorträgen, Podiumsdiskussionen, Round Tables und Workshops umfassen.


Teilnehmende

Studierende: Schüler*innen, Universitätsstudierende und andere interessierte Lernende. 

Experten: Fachleute für das Thema der Künstlichen Intelligenz