AI & YOU answers everything you wanted to know about AI, but were too afraid to ask. Demystifying AI, inspiring critical reflection on its role in our lives and our work and provoking dialogue about its implications for society.
Two decades ago, the global adoption of social media and the iPhone revolutionised the way the world connects and communicates. This moment reshaped our behaviours, transformed societal interactions and laid the foundations for new global infrastructures. Now, as AI enters the fabric of our daily lives, we face a similar transformation yet it is extremely hard to navigate.
But do we really understand what AI is, what its tools are capable of, and what the implications are? While AI offers powerful tools for creativity and efficiency, it also deepens our reliance on a few dominant Big Tech players who monetise data extraction and further entrench societal dependencies.
Tactical Tech’s award-winning activations are designed as easy-to-produce, large-scale displays, which can be shown at festivals, conferences, and team retreats or in museums, galleries, and libraries. AI & YOU has modular elements for you to choose from: 1. a pop-up exhibition, 2. a digital literacy kit, 3. workshops, and 4. masterclasses.
We are now taking pre-orders for AI & YOU in advance of its release May 2025, please get in touch with us at partnership@tacticaltech.org if you’d like to order.
Modules for your activation or team
1. AI & YOU Pop-up Exhibition
A modular display, which includes portable exhibitions that can be mixed and matched depending on your audience. Content includes visualizations, interactive posters, and digital apps.
2. AI & YOU Digital Literacy Kits
A critical digital literacy kit produced for your participants or visitors to explore the topic and take actionable steps that feel right for them.
3. AI & YOU Workshops
Engaging and hands-on workshops that provide space for questions, discussion and critical thinking amongst your team or audience.
4. AI & YOU Masterclasses
In-person or online training sessions led by our team, equipping your organisation or initiative to run your own in-house AI digital literacy initiatives and lead your own in-house AI critical engagement projects.
Key pillars
- Demystify AI: What is it and how does it work? Understanding the fundamentals of critical AI, beyond the hype. Through engaging, non-technical and visual explainers to define terms like synthetic media, LLM’s, transformers, diffusion and algorithms.
- Confront AI: How will it affect me and my context, and why should I care? Exploring how AI shapes the social, economic, professional, political and cultural landscape, and the challenges that individuals and societies face to mitigate these impacts. Topics here include invisible labour, intellectual property, bias and stereotype amplification, environmental impact and the role of Big Tech..
- Navigate AI: What are the tools and approaches I need to navigate this new landscape? Supporting you in making up your own mind and making more informed choices. Using toolkits and interactive posters aimed at increasing critical literacy around AI.
