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ECHO // AI Ethics, (Mis)representation and Slow Algorithms
Wednesday 22 October
20.00 - 22.00, doors open 19:45

POST ARNHEM: Weverstraat 40, 6811 EM, Arnhem
Language: English
Fee: €5 –, includes one beverage. 
Students: €2,50, includes one beverage.
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How are bodies copied, distorted or erased by algorithms? What can we learn from everyday, physical practices of representation? And what forms of alternative AI are being developed?

Being represented by data is like losing a part of yourself: this is the title of Ada Ada Ada's work, which is on display in Embodied Encryption. On the one hand, the title refers to the algorithmisation of society and our ever-growing dependence on data in our daily perception. On the other hand, it raises questions about the limits of these datasets and AI systems to make this perception representative and inclusive. Prevailing social norms and stereotypes seep into algorithms, while marginalised bodies and identities are left behind.

During the last ECHO of the year, three speakers reflect on the issues of AI and representation, each offering their perspective on the exhibition based on their expertise. Data ethicist and philosopher Ajuna Soerjadi will shed light on the intersection of data sets and racism, chair of COC Midden-Gelderland Ricardo Brouwer will take us through various forms of representation and their importance, and researcher and artist Mariana Fernández Mora will elaborate on her project Slow AI as an alternative to AI offered by Big Tech.
 

Ajuna Soerjadi
Ajuna has a background in philosophy and specialises in the ethics of AI. As founder of the Expertisecentrum Data-Ethiek, she assists governmental organisations in the responsible use of AI through training in data ethics and AI literacy. She is also a senior researcher in Algorithms and Discrimination at the State Commission against Discrimination and Racism. She has also been a privacy officer in special needs education.This year she received the Responsible AI award from Women in AI Benelux, last year she was voted one of the world's 100 brilliant women in AI ethics, and she was appointed the position of Jonge Denker des Vaderlands (Young Thinker of the Nation) due to her talent in making complex philosophical and social themes accessible to a wide audience. She is committed to creating a world in which AI is aligned with our shared values so that everyone can reap the benefits of AI.

Ricardo Brouwer 
Ricardo Brouwer works towards a society in which everyone can safely be themselves in public. As chair of COC Midden-Gelderlands he unites people, politics and culture. He is the initiator of Pink Saturday Arnhem 2027, which sees the oldest Pride of the Netherlands return to the city after 28 years. He is also closely involved in Coming In Week, which SJAAN organises every year in rainbow colours. Raised in Frisian villages and now at home in Arnhem, Ricardo connects his own story with that of the community. He combines political insight with a warm, accessible style and a genuine interest in the people around him. His conviction: real change starts with meeting, listening and sharing stories. With this approach, he helps LGBTI+ people, policymakers and local residents to get moving, always with an eye for growth, solidarity and the power of genuine connection.

Mariana Fernández Mora 
Mariana is a researcher, writer, and artist at the Visual Methodologies Collective at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). Her work examines how technologies shape knowledge production and cultural practices, with a focus on artificial intelligence. In summer 2025, she began her Professional Doctorate at AUAS with Entangled Machines: Decolonial Modes of Encounter with Artificial Intelligence, which challenges extractive and colonial histories in AI through feminist, care-based, and ecological frameworks. She is the initiator of the Slow AI project, host of the Restless Grounds podcast, editor of its annual experimental journal, and author of Dear Machines (2022), held in institutional collections including the Stedelijk Museum Library and Stockholm University.