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[image: :drum_with_drumsticks:] We are thrilled to announce that
registrations
<https://www.nfsa.gov.au/fantastic-futures-canberra-2024-conference-registration-open>
for
the Fantastic Futures 2024 conference, held at the National Film and Sound
Archive in Canberra, Australia, are now open!Held on the 15-18 October
2024, the four-day conference will explore the theme of ‘Artificial
intelligence in the future of work in the GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries,
Archives and Museums)’, and will comprise two days of onsite workshops and
tours and two days of formal sessions. There will be peer networking and
evening events in a social program that provide the opportunity to meet up
and get a taste of Australian art and culture.Places are limited so get in
quick! [image: :rocket:]

Key speakers
<https://www.nfsa.gov.au/fantastic-futures-canberra-2024-key-speakers> for
FF24:Fantastic Futures 2024, whose theme is ‘Artificial Intelligence and
the Future of Work in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums)
Sector’, will bring together a range of international organisations
concerned with AI and Machine Learning technology.The acclaimed keynote
speakers will focus on AI/ML application to cultural, research and heritage
collections, and feature a strong presence from Australian and New Zealand
sector leaders to highlight the innovation and expertise emerging in the
region.

   - *Associate Professor Kirsten Thorpe* (Worimi, Port Stephens), is a
   Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow at Jumbunna Institute for
   Indigenous Education & Research at the University of Technology, Sydney.
   She leads the Indigenous Archives and Data Stewardship Hub, which advocates
   for Indigenous rights in archives and data, and drives research to support
   culturally appropriate management of Indigenous knowledges.
   - *Associate Professor Sydney Shep* is a Reader in Book History and The
   Printer, Wai-te-ata Press: Te Whare Tā O Waiteata, Te Herenga Waka,
   Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. She brings
   historic and contemporary media into creative conversation though
   explorations into the digital handmade, generative AI, and augmented
   reality experiences.
   - *Peter-Lucas Jones* (Te Aupōuri, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāti Kahu) is the Chief
   Executive Officer of Te Hiku Media, a communications hub at the forefront
   of an initiative to revitalise te reo Māori using AI technology.
   - *Kathy Reid*, Australian National University PhD candidate, works at
   the intersection of open source, emerging technologies, and technical
   communities, most recently working as a voice open-source specialist for
   Mozilla. Her research centres on voice data and ways to prevent and respond
   to bias in machine learning systems that use voice and speech, such as
   speech recognition.
   - *Eryk Salvaggio* is an artist, writer, and researcher examining the
   social and cultural impacts of artificial intelligence. He serves as the
   Emerging Technologies Research Advisor for the Siegel Family Endowment and
   was a 2024 Flickr Foundation Fellow.
   - *Kartini Ludwig* is the Director and Founder of Kopi Su, a digital
   design and innovation studio in Sydney whose projects empower artists to
   access and control new technology. Kartini is the driving force behind the
   AI music and performance series Sonic Mutations and has worked on numerous
   other projects at the intersection of arts, culture and technology.




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Ingrid Mason
Canberra, Australia
w. ingridmason.info