Anke Finger (UConn) delivers her talk, “AI Literacy” at the What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI? Symposium. October 9, 2025 at the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute.

Anke Finger outlines three projects she’s currently working on that engage with understanding artificial intelligence within the realm of media studies, literary studies, and cultural studies. She emphasizes the importance of communication as the driving mechanism for being able to communicate our own humanity in an increasingly data-driven, quantitative world. Being able to critically engage with generative AI and recognize its long-term cultural significance will be crucial for humanity as a whole moving forward. However, this need for intercultural communication is not without a focus on critique and an obligation to broader public safety and cybersecurity. As Finger reminds us, we have been collaborators and co-authors for artificial intelligence, and we always will be.

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