CDI-TV
CDI-TV is an initiative from the Centre for Digital Inquiry dedicated to the exploration of digital media culture through hybrid livestreaming.
Our sessions feature talks and discussions on key topics, artistic practices, emerging concepts, inventive methods, computational politics and interdisciplinary work on the digital with invited guests.
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04.02.26: Artificial Intimacies
Feat. Francesco Barchiesi and Erinne Paisley
This episode of CDI-TV, streamed on February 2nd, explores the intimate ties between humans and machines, looking at how AI is generating new forms of love and companionship. We discuss the potential implications of different nuances of techno-romance, and ask what kind of fantasy is at stake when our object of love becomes a chatbot.
06.03.25: Reality Engineering
Feat. Noortje Marres and Matias Valderrama Barragan
Join us for a conversation about proliferating efforts to create artificial societies. How artificial are the “societies” we live in today? To what extent is the state and tech industry to blame for the embrace of “social engineering”? What does the “techlash” have to do with it? And how is it that despite widespread criticism of Big Tech, we continue to see an increasing intervention of these companies in our everyday realities?
05.03.25: Digital Disconnection
Feat. Alessandro Gandini
In this episode of CDI TV, we explore digital disconnection in the post-pandemic era. While digital technology was essential for maintaining connectivity during the pandemic, it also fueled burnout, social fatigue, and the erosion of boundaries between personal and professional life. As a result, our relationship with technology has come under renewed scrutiny - while also becoming a site of commodification, with companies marketing digital detox programs and mindfulness courses that promise to restore mental well-being, productivity, and authentic social interactions. The current disconnection trend manifests in everyday practices such as setting phone time limits, quitting social media, and avoiding news, as well as broader efforts to disengage from work, exemplified by 'quiet quitting' - where employees reject excessive demands and prioritize well-being over hustle culture. Taken together, these shifts point to a broader reconfiguration of social structures in digital societies.