Hay Festival Segovia 2023

The practical applications of Artificial Intelligence can undoubtedly improve our lives. But the disruption it causes as it advances might equally make it worse. Can AI misuse the data it handles? Can it write a poem that moves us? Undoubtedly, this is the great technological challenge currently facing society, and Nuria Oliver, Telecommunications Engineer at the UPM and PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), co-founder and director of the ELLIS Alicante Unit Foundation, known as the Institute of Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence, will talk about it at this event. She will be joined by Sonia Mulero, director of the Banco Sabadell Foundation, and Miquel Molina, deputy director of La Vanguardia, with over 30 years of experience, his books include L’everest a l'hora punta, about his experience climbing the legendary mountain, and several novels.

The event will be presented by Sheila Cremaschi, director of Hay Festival Segovia.

Nuria Oliver will participate in the event by videoconference.

Event in Spanish

In our increasingly polarised society, the debate on the effects of generative AI on culture was bound to be argued in extreme terms, and so it is. The debate ranges from panic at the unbounded usurpation of content to enthusiasm for the development of a technology that expands the boundaries of art. Months after the irruption of the game-changing language processing tools, such as ChatGPT, it is time to address the issue by laying out contrasting opinions, but, more importantly, through the sharing of real experiences in the fields of music, art, literature and the management of cultural festivals themselves. The writer Lorenzo Silva, Ricard Robles, founder and co-director of the Sónar festival; Daniel Fernández, editor of Edhasa, columnist for La Vanguardia and president of the Royal Board of Trustees of the National Library of Spain; and Sheila Cremaschi, international cultural manager and director of Hay Festival España, will speak on the subject. The debate will be moderated by Miquel Molina, deputy director of La Vanguardia, essayist and novelist.

Event in Spanish

In these changing times, it has become imperative to reflect on human creativity in a world in which artificial intelligences are also beginning to create. Hay Festival hosts a debate on the role that the humanities should play in the age of artificial intelligence and the intergenerational impact that it entails. In an conversation, moderated by journalist and author Marta Garcia-Aller, Nuria Oliver, a renowned scientist who co-founded and directs the ELLIS Alicante Foundation, an institute dedicated to exploring the impact of AI on humanity and John Maeda, a prominent American computer designer and engineer, known for his groundbreaking work at the intersection of technology, art, and the humanities who also holds the role of Vice President of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft, will delve into the imperative of AI, its impact on the humanities and its derivatives.

This conversation will be joined by two young people who are currently developing their studies in the field of technology: Teresa Lufuluabo, an orchestra conductor converted into a programmer thanks to Escuela 42 and its disruptive programming campus promoted in Spain by Fundación Telefónica, and Juan Heslop, a recent graduate in Data Science from IE University, winner of poetry and essay prizes from the IE Foundation, singer and digital analyst in a consulting firm.

Event with simultaneous translation from English to Spanish and vice versa.

How can virtual reality enhance a cultural experience? The Immersive Learning department and the Division of Arts and Humanities at IE University have curated a series of experiences for the participants of this year's Hay Festival Segovia, in which you can experience virtual reality and its applications to education. Is there such a thing as an original text? Goretti González will guide us to an answer in her immersive masterclass for 30 people.

In this event, participants will be invited to explore literary texts through the lens of virtual reality. Professor Goretti González, PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard University and a specialist in Humanities and Languages will challenge us with her question: Is there such a thing as an original text?

Throughout the day from 11am to 7pm, except during masterclass times, festival-goers will be able to explore the metaverse and visit the IE Virtual Gallery on Spatial.io. They can also take in the exhibition of the winning photographs from the 2022 IE Foundation Prize in Humanities.

Free Admission every 30 minutes. Up to 30 participants at a time (Except from 12:00 to 12:50)

Masterclass: 9 euros

Event in English

How can virtual reality enhance a cultural experience? The Immersive Learning department and the Division of Arts and Humanities at IE University have curated a series of experiences for the participants of this year's Hay Festival Segovia, in which you can experience virtual reality and its applications to education.

How to make collaborative decisions to help our planet? In the Eye of the Storm is a three-part immersive experience about climate change. The participant will undergo an emotional and alarming personal experience of a hurricane, using virtual reality goggles, learn about one of the five key decision-makers in the climate change conversation through multimedia material and prepare for a role-based discussion on climate action.

This masterclass for 30 participants will be given by Isabela del Alcazar and Gonzalo Delacamara, sustainability experts.

Throughout the day from 11am to 7pm, except during masterclass times, festival-goers will be able to explore the metaverse and visit the IE Virtual Gallery on Spatial.io. They can also take in the exhibition of the winning photographs from the 2022 IE Foundation Prize in Humanities.

Free Admission every 30 minutes. Up to 30 participants at a time (Except from 12:00 to 12:50 and 18:00 to 19:15, as masterclass are scheduled)

Masterclass: 9 euros

Event in English

Join us for a dynamic conversation about technology and creativity between two global voices John Maeda and Ikhlaq Sidhu. In this engaging dialogue, Maeda, renowned artist and designer, author of several books including How to Speak Machine: Computational Thinking for the Rest of Us and Sidhu, prominent computer engineer, chief scientist, and author of Engineering Innovation: A Practical Guide to Creating Something New, will bring together their expertise to explore the limitless possibilities that occur when art, technology and innovation meet.

After the event, there will be a book signing at the book stall at the main entrance of the IE University

Event in English with simultaneous translation to Spanish

The irruption of highly advanced processes of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a disruptive potential greater than that of any other past technological advances. In the case of culture, the development of pre-trained dialogue models forces us to rethink concepts that previously seemed immutable: nothing less than the very notion of the artist or content creator is at stake. Every technological revolution has undeniable advantages, such as the expansion of the limits of art. But there are also obvious risks. How will this process affect the very concept of authorship and the defence of intellectual property? The novelist and journalist Karina Sainz Borgo is currently a columnist for ABC and author of two successful novels (the latest, El tercer país), and the editor and columnist for La Vanguardia, Daniel Fernández is also president of the Federación de Gremios de editores de España and of the Real Patronato de la Biblioteca Nacional. They will discuss the subject in a debate moderated by Miquel Molina, deputy director of La Vanguardia, essayist and novelist.

At the end of the event, the author will sign copies of her books at the book stall on Calle Real.

Event in Spanish