The eighth edition of El Aleph: Festival of Art and Science is set to take place from May 8 to 19 with the theme “Challenges of artificial intelligence and other intelligences.” Juan Ayala, technical secretary of Planning and Programming at UNAM Culture, stated that the event will provide a space for dialogue, listening, and reflection on the impact of artificial intelligence tools across various disciplines of human knowledge.
The festival will feature 255 participants in over 72 activities and 90 functions, including talks, workshops, plays, music, dance, and cinema. Prominent scientists and international artists will enrich the experience of attendees over a period of 10 days.
Visual conceptual art will be showcased in several venues. The major exhibition “Face to Face for Mexico” by Brian Eno will be held at Colegio de San Ildefonso while six exhibitions utilizing artificial intelligence tools will be housed at the Palace of Autonomy. This diverse program has been made possible through collaboration with the Ministry of Culture in Mexico City and Colegio de San Ildefonso.
Rosa Beltrán highlighted some of the key events such as Mozart Requiem by Gloria Contreras which is executed by the UNAM Choreographic Workshop after many years. A film titled “Dwellers among the waters,” powered by artificial intelligence, will also be shown to question human conditions and realities through visual pieces. Various speakers including Hannah Price and José Gordon will address the fusion of artificial intelligence technologies with storytelling expertise and discuss different perspectives on AI across various fields of reflection.
