Humanism in the Age of Algorithms — AI, Trust, and Public Storytelling - #LATechWeek

Thursday, Oct 15

6:00pm

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Who is responsible for the integrity of public knowledge? What can a democratic society know about itself - and who decides what counts as real? Generative AI has made it cheaper than ever to produce convincing content, shifting the real bottleneck from production to verification and trust. The invisible systems that run the world - newsrooms, platforms, broadcasters, creative industries - are now on the front lines of this challenge. This evening explores how leading voices in media, technology, and culture are shaping responsible AI in practice. Not from automation to replacement, but from automation to agency. Not data as a commodity to be extracted, but data as the new nervous system of society - the connective tissue of how we understand ourselves and each other. With confirmed speakers Miriam Meckel and Doug McLennan, and an audience drawn from LA's media, tech, and cultural scene, the conversation will ask: what does the future of human work look like when algorithms write the first draft? How do we stay better connected - to truth, to each other, to the stories that matter - in an age of infinite synthetic content? And what is Europe's contribution to getting this right, and what can a serious transatlantic partnership look like? Agenda: 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Registration with reception & networking 7:00 – 8:15 PM | Expert panel incl. Q&A 8:15 – 9:00 PM | Short Reception & networking Stay tuned for more details! Co-Organized by SAP Labs U.S., GAC West and the Thomas Mann House Los Angeles as part of the #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.