Sean Weingarten

Curating AI: Design & Responsibility in Cultural Institutions

Artificial intelligence is changing creative processes quickly and noticeably. But how can it be used sensibly and responsibly in cultural organisations?

This panel brings two concrete practical examples from Berlin to the stage. The AI-supported campaign development for the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the redesign of the visitor app for the Museum Barberini. We will show how AI expands creative diversity and allows teams to work confidently with technology. And how it simultaneously streamlines processes, relieves resources and consistently aligns offerings with users.

The focus is on tools, design processes and learning, as well as ethical issues and the role of AI in the interaction between cultural institutions and agencies. A realistic, encouraging look at a creative economy that embeds technology critically and consciously places human creativity at the centre.

In cooperation with Stan Hema.

If You Only Optimize, You Lose: How Cross Innovation Determines Competitiveness

Why is optimization no longer enough – and what really makes companies fit for the future? The panel shows why real innovation needs creative expertise. After a short trailer for the film "Der Unternehmer, das Dorf und die Künstler", Dr Martin Kiel, Robin Bühlmann and Eva Schiele-Recknagel will discuss how cross innovation triggers change: From new perspectives and responsible decisions to fresh value creation and long-term competitiveness. The film "Der Unternehmer, das Dorf und die Künstler" will then be shown in full.

In cooperation with DORTMUND KREATIV and creative.nrw.

Creativity in Governance

This panel examines how approaches from the creative industries, design and systemic thinking can be more closely integrated into political decision-making processes. This also raises the question of how administration can become not only more efficient, but also more experimental, collaborative and innovative.

The discussion brings together perspectives from creative practice, science and public administration and asks what happens when creative methods are not only supplemented but become the starting point for political decision-making processes – and where this is or could be negotiated.

In cooperation with the Creative Bureaucracy Festival.

Greetings from Eckart von Hirschhausen // Premiere: Deceptively Real? Deepfakes, Democracy & the Power of Images

Deepfakes are no longer a future scenario, but rather characterise current debates about elections, disinformation and trust in the media. The growing concern in society shows this: The pressure to act is real. This is precisely where this format comes in: With the exclusive premiere of the documentary "Hirschhausen and the Deepfake Mafia", we are creating a common foundation.

In the subsequent discussion, Kerstin Siebert, Björn Staschen and Eckart von Hirschhausen will talk about responsibility, regulation and the question of how education and humour can help to expose digital deception.