In the Fog of the Digital: AI and Neural-Digital Entanglement in Cognitive Capitalism
SFSIA 2026 | Berlin

June 29 – July 4

Free Public Lecture Series

A central feature of SFSIA is a Public Lecture Series which is free and open to the public to invite conversation, debate and inquiry across communities.
All public lectures will be held at KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art (Am Sudhaus 3, 12053 Berlin) on Wednesday, July 1.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 1
10:00-10:30 Warren Neidich: Introductions and Opening Remarks 
10:30-11:15 Yuk Hui: Automatization and Deautomatization
11:15-12:00 Matteo Pasquinelli: The Algorithm and the Antichrist: Political Theology at the Sunset of Silicon Valley
12:00-12:30 Q+A
12:30-1:30 LUNCH + exhibition walkthrough with Curators
1:30-2:45 Martha Schwendener: Vilém Flusser and Artificial “Intelligence”
2:45-3:30 Agnieszka Kurant: Recursion
3:30-4:00 Q+A
4:00-4:30 BREAK
4:30-5:45 David Joselit: Swiping Time
5:45-6:30 Antonio Somaini: What If? Generative AI, Art, and Counterfactual History
6:30-7:00 Q+A

Please note this schedule is subject to change.

Program Overview
Program Schedule
Public Lectures
Faculty Bios
Team

LOCATION:

KINDL
Centre for Contemporary Art
Am Sudhaus 3
12053 Berlin
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