This presentation aims toward a critical and creative exploration of the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for society through scenarios generated by science fiction prototyping. After a brief introduction to some of the major issues posed by AI, students across the disciplines will be guided through a basic outline for creating science fiction prototypes. Then, motivated by the 2022-2023 SPACE theme WHAT IF?, students will be encouraged to populate the outline with “what if” questions and thus to arrive at multiple scenarios. Ultimately, these scenarios will be part of a design-based methodology to help students generate project ideas related to the challenges of an AI-powered future.
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noor1584
July 31, 2026Prototyping an idea as fiction before building anything is a genuinely underrated method, because it surfaces the assumptions a technical spec would quietly bury. You end up arguing about what you actually want rather than what is easy to implement. That reframing sticks with me. I apply something similar to my own routines, setting a limit before I open https://banzai-fr.com/ instead of deciding once I am already there. Good session.
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