As part of the »Year of Science 2019 – Artificial Intelligence«, the festival is showing international films with the aim of anchoring AI more firmly in the public consciousness and initiating a debate about potential, but also about possible downsides.

The ZAK | Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) presents the international »KI Science Film Festival«. Around 50 filmmakers from 13 countries submitted their works for the festival, from which a jury of experts selected 12 finalist films. The finalist films will be screened on Wednesday, July 3 at the ZKM Karlsruhe and on Thursday, July 4 at the Filmtheater Schauburg. The film screenings will be framed by discussions with filmmakers and experts on the topic of AI. In addition to the movies, the audience is invited to discuss the topic of AI with the participants.

The festive conclusion of the festival is the gala evening on July 5, 2019 on the stage of the science festival »EFFEKTE«, where the winners of the festival will be awarded.

The KI Science Film Festival in the »Science Year 2019 – Artificial Intelligence« is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Further information on the film festival can be found at: www.zak.kit.edu/KI-SFF

 

Program

6.00 pm Welcome Address

Prof. Dr. Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha
Founding Director of the ZAK | Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale, KIT

6.15 pm Who Made You?

Finland 2019, 80 min, Director: Iiris Härmä
Original Version with English Subtitles

Artificial intelligence comes closer to our mental and physical abilities than ever before in human history. The film leads us into the world of cyborgs, sex robots and androids and presents revealing scenes of ongoing processes and developments. What does the development of AI mean for us as humans? What values do we want to preserve?

7.35 pm Prototype

USA 2018, 19 min, Director: Christopher Ortega
Original Version

An afrofuturistic science fiction film about two female scientists: Mother and daughter live isolated on a remote estate and work to develop the world's most human-like artificial intelligence. When the daughter is struck by an unruly android, she loses control and the real test begins.

7.55 pm Econtrol

Germany 2018, 11 min, Directors: Ann-Cathrine Beyer, Mathilda Schiller, Laura Blüggel, Vera Siller, Madgalene Mumme

A future scenario that could come true? The government distributes smart gloves to the population under the pretext of environmental protection. They are intended to monitor behaviour and promote sustainable action. But it soon becomes clear that monitoring is taking on unexpected proportions.

8.10 pm Panel Discussion

• Moderation: Dr. Oliver Langewitz, Founder and executive director Filmboard Karlsruhe e.V.
• Dr. Isabella Hermann, Scientific coordinator research group ,Responsibility: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence‘, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Iiris Härmä, Director »Who Made You?«

9.00 pm Autonomous Artifacts

Germany 2019, 67 min, Directors: Johannes Kohout, Janek Totaro
Original Version with English Subtitles

Artificial intelligence and humanoid machines are increasingly becoming the focus of technological development. The properties of these artifacts seem to represent the human body. In the film, philosophers, computer scientists, and technology enthusiasts reflect on the relationship between man and technology through a variety of insights into our technical age.

10.10 pm Late Night Snack

10.40 pm AlphaGo

USA 2017, 90 min, Director: Greg Kohs
Original Version with English Subtitles

The documentary is a journey from Bordeaux's back streets, past the developers' computers on »Google DeepMind«, to Seoul, where a legendary Go master faces an AI challenger. Questions like these arise: What can artificial intelligence still tell us about a 3,000 year old game? What will it teach us about humanity?

Organization / Institution

ZAK | Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)