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On this page you can find the full timetable, program, and session info for the AIxDESIGN Festival: On Slow AI 2025. We’re adding more details the closer we get to the event 🙂

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Festival links 🔗

AIxD Festival: Line-up

AIxD Festival: Program + Timetable

AIxD Festival: Location + Floorplan

AIxD’s Guide to Amsterdam

AIxDESIGN Festival: Promo Kit

Open Calls: Be part of the AIxDESIGN Festival!

AIxDESIGN Festival: Budget Tracker

⏳ Timetable*

*[v2] → subject to change and much more to be added as we get closer to date!

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1️⃣ Thursday, May 1

10:00–12:00

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WORKSHOP MAKE-YOUR-OWN SMALL AI

w/ Leo Scarin + Nadia Nadesan

Want to learn one way of making Small AI*? In the “Make-your-own Small AI” workshop, Leo and Nadia will guide you through what Small AI can be, and when and why use Small AI. You’ll install DistillGPT, learn your way around Hugging Face, and discover how to find and test locally-run models. Best of all: you’ll leave with your own offline model running on your own device.

** and by small, we mean locally-run models*

But you need a few things:

  1. Bring your laptop!

  2. To make the most of this workshop, read through the →

    Make-your-own Small AI: Workshop Prep

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13:00–14:00

14:00–15:00

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TALK + WORKSHOP DESIGN FOR DATA & HUMAN RIGHTS

w/ Caroline Sinders

Curious about how everyday AI-powered apps put human rights defenders and the rest of us in danger through surveillance and identity systems? Join the workshop “Design for Data Rights & Human Rights” to explore real-world harm cases, challenge traditional "safety" approaches, and discuss practical strategies for building AI systems that protect human + data rights.

This session is for you if:

  1. You want to understand how AI can pose real risks to vulnerable communities — and what to do about it
  2. You’re looking to learn more about data minimization, privacy-by-design principles, and Personally Identifiable Information protection </aside>

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TALK GENERATIVE AI TO REGENERATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

w/ Ola Bonati (Waag FutureLab)

In “From Generative to Regenerative Technologies,” Ola and Judith explore alternatives to the seemingly inescapable cycle of technological promises and the hidden costs of sustaining digital systems. This interactive talk zooms in on regenerativity and permacomputing in creative practice, inviting participants to engage with these ideas through a hands-on exercise.

This session is for you if:

  1. You’re curious about rethinking computing in the same ways permaculture rethinks agriculture
  2. You want build systems that are accessible, compatible, efficient, flexible, and resilient </aside>

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2️⃣ Friday, May 2