{"id":1766267188786,"date":"2026-05-25T11:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/borupscorners\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=1766267188786"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:28:46","slug":"the-road-ahead-building-community-led-ai-futures","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/borupscorners\/event\/the-road-ahead-building-community-led-ai-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road Ahead: Building Community-Led AI Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:ee6a2203-6909-488e-8183-022f60a88eb1-0\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:ee6a2203-6909-488e-8183-022f60a88eb1-0\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:ee6a2203-6909-488e-8183-022f60a88eb1-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"be25cf4b-569f-4d70-82e4-81959dd947da\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<h3 data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2891\">Exploring the future of participatory AI, creative sovereignty, and resilient digital communities.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2893\" data-end=\"3293\">As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms society, this workshop asks a critical question: what happens when communities build their own AI futures instead of adopting systems designed elsewhere? Hosted by the Art Borups Corners Living Lab, this forward-looking session explores emerging possibilities for grassroots AI research, creative collaboration, and decentralized cultural infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3295\" data-end=\"3699\">This informal and fun session will discuss how AI may reshape arts organizations, education, archives, rural economies, and participatory research over the coming decade. The workshop also examines the opportunities and risks surrounding automation, digital dependency, misinformation, and extractive technology models \u2014 while proposing alternative approaches rooted in openness, collaboration, and community stewardship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3701\" data-end=\"4124\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The session concludes by exploring future directions for the Living Lab itself, including artist residencies, open-source creative tools, youth mentorship initiatives, and cross-disciplinary research partnerships. 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