Centre for Digital Inquiry
Vibe Coding Workshop
14 May 2026, 11:00-17:00 | Centre for Digital Inquiry × Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies
Programming is changing. AI-assisted coding at once lowers some barriers to software development, yet significantly raises others: tiered access models, opaque training systems, tacit and unstable knowledge around prompting, and new enclosures on technical knowledge.
This day-long workshop critically takes on the vibe coding hype, examining what AI-assisted programming is opens up and forecloses for computational culture. Taking a cue from Ivan Illich's notion of convivial tools, it asks what a politics of convivial code might actually look like today, and what's emerging through this new programming culture with its Big Tech dependencies and extractivist logics.
The day combines a keynote provocation from David Berry (University of Sussex), roundtable discussion and practical inquiries, culminating in a short-form collaborative publication. Open to staff and students across disciplines.
No prior technical knowledge assumed. To register interest, email cdi@warwick.ac.uk
Short talks, discussion, lunch, a panel on Creativity and AI, and time for informal conversation: this half-day event brings together researchers from across Warwick working with digital methods, computational tools, creative practice and critical approaches to technology. This is a chance to hear about live projects, see where different fields intersect or diverge, and meet others across the University whose work may connect with your own.
Featuring speakers from departments and centres across Warwick including Statistics, Translation Studies, Economics, Warwick Medical School, WBS and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies.
Location: Helen Martin Studio (12pm - 4pm) and FAB 1.16 (4.15pm - 6pm)
A good way to get a sense of the work taking place across the University and meet people thinking about related questions from different perspectives.
More information and to register here.
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