This event is in the past.It took place on March 26, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

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Educational Talk
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Alone in the Algorithm: Human Connection in the Age of AI

March 26 at 6:30pm

Star performer
At Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley

🥽Jaron Lanier literally invented virtual reality
🖼️Arrive early for complimentary gallery access
🤖Jodi Halpern studies AI psychotherapy specifically

Gather in person to debate whether AI is healing our loneliness or making it worse. Tech critic Jaron Lanier and bioethicist Jodi Halpern unpack the seduction and danger of chatbots that now promise to be our therapists, lovers, and friends.

Tech ethics discussion
Renowned expert speakers
Thought-provoking dialogue
Museum lecture series
Book Tickets