2026 Graduate Conference AI and Emotions
Hu 354
1400 washington Ave
Albany 12222
United States
Sponsor(s):
- AI& Society Research Center at Albany
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This is the 18th annual Graduate Student Conference. The theme is Emotions and AI, broadly construed. The event is free and open to the public. Breakfast and lunch will be served. RSVPs are not required but are appreciated for planning purposes.
9:15-9:45 Breakfast available
9:55 Opening Remarks
10:00-10:50 Henry Curtis (SUNY Alum), "The Doctor is in: On Using Chatbots as Diagnostic Tools in Medicine"
(Commentator: Jen Eby)
11:05-11:55 Javier Moreno (Rice University), "Trusting AI: Trust as Caring Sensitive (virtual)"
(Commentator: Marla Hasin)
12:00- 1:00 Lunch buffet for all attendees
1:00-1:50 Zach Martin (SUNY Albany), "The Field of Possibility for Human-AI Love: Artificial Intelligence and Jean-Luc Marion's Erotic Phenomenology"
(Commentator: Ling Zhang)
2:05- 2:55 Grayson Sprinkle (Rice University), “Soft Responsibility Gaps and Trust in AI Companionships” (virtual)
3:00-3:25 Coffee break
3:30-5:30 Keynote: Cameron Domenico Kirk-Giannini, PhD“Valenced Conscious Experience in AI Systems”(Rutgers University–Newark)
This is a student event (e.g. a graduate conference).
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