DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Center for Fiction on Lafayette Avenue hosted a lecture on artificial intelligence and literature on Thursday.
The event featured author and visiting researcher at Columbia University Dashiel Carrera, English professor at University of Virginia Bruce Holsinger and assistant professor of computer science at Stony Brook University Tuhin Chakrabarty. The lecture was moderated by guest Maris Kreizman, author of “I Want to Burn This Place Down” and columnist for Literary Hub.
Four unique perspectives on AI and its effect on art made for a complex discussion on the environmental and personal repercussions, responsibilities, questions of literacy and the need for regulation on a limitless tool.
The panel discussed the challenges, promises and solutions posed by AI, as well as confronting the tool in art and academia.
SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.
ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.
