The Design Research Lab is a laboratory for experimental design and research reflecting on the digital society. Through playful interventions, critical making and collaborative reasoning we investigate possible futures. As a platform and network, we are deeply involved with the requirements and policies needed for an inclusive and sustainable development of the digital society from a design perspective.
We are an interdisciplinary team of designers, researchers, tech-enthusiasts and critical thinkers from Berlin University of the Arts, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, as well as Einsteincenter Digital Future (ECDF).
How does machine learning actually work? The mythical term machine learning and the even more intimidating term artificial intelligence, both refer to a quite broad set of technologies that function in similar ways. In this short seminar, you will learn about the surprisingly simple underlying principles and get hands-on with the topic. Besides spending time on the technical foundation and experimenting, we will discuss the societal aspects of machine learning and the relationship between design and high-tech in a more general context, and how designers can approach such technologically complex topics. You will learn all you need to start your own inquiry into the subject. All skills will be acquired in class, so no prior experience needed.
Lecturer: Aeneas Stankowski