Our first session considers the increasingly rapid proliferation of “artificial” intelligences in times of polycrises, and compels us to grapple with systemic denials, global trends, as well as social forces and myths that continue to shape the ways in which we desire, develop, and deploy these technologies.

The magnitude of these crises call for us to attend to the enmeshment of both our collective and individual social realities and consciousness responsibly. In light of the emerging demands of our socio-technic cosmologies, how might we face wicked problems and paradox—and learn to sit with these layered complexities and complicities differently?

The grief and anger of the collective is heavy and intense without ways to transmute all that we are holding. inabel Uytiepo (they/sia) offers Rage As Rest, an experiment with composting this shit we're in by engaging in a simple yet powerful ceremony.

This experiential session is a curated space for introspection and collective contemplation through embodied experimentation: an invitation to expand our capacities to think, feel, sense, and relate to the wicked problems and paradoxes of this algorithmic era in ways that are perhaps counterintuitive, yet deeply important to the transformation and ethical development of technologies.

In essence, we seek to explore how we can learn to love and care for, and be loved and cared for by our technologies. This session might gesture towards what we need to work through, transform, or let go of in order to catalyze this relational shift, illuminating alternative paths towards healing, justice, and the potentiation of trustworthy artificial intelligences.

Please note: These experiences may evoke strong responses from participants. Our guides and the MozFest team have measures in place to support each individual and our collective journey with deep respect, reverence, and care for what may unfold.