The Great AI Swindle Synthetic Truth

Is truth a personal opinion in the digital age? Experts, artists, and thinkers weigh in on the ways artificial intelligence is shaping society, from enabling creative collaboration to threatening democracy as we know it. Journey into the heart of the debate in this issue of Gegenüber.

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“We are particularly proud of this year’s selection which achieves the best possible balance between auteurs we cherish and admire and powerful new voices in the independent cinema landscape,“ says Carlo Chatrian, Artistic Director, about the nominated Berlinale films. Germany's largest film festival will take place in Berlin from 15 to 25 February 2024. Our bloggers from around the world will be reporting on new films and the people behind them, impressions of the German capital, awards ceremonies and more. Read along!

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From September 2023 to early February 2024, the Goethe-Institut Montreal presents a programme of 20 video works from n.b.k Video-Forum’s extensive video art collection, curated by Anna Lena Seiser.

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Radio Around The World

One hundred years ago, in October 1923, the very first German radio station went on the air in Berlin. On this occasion, we celebrate radio, in retrospectives and personal radio memoirs by international artists and authors!

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German Traces in Canada

Discover Canada from a new perspective and join us on a multimedia search for traces of German immigration in Canada. 

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Suggestions from our editors

AI in the arts
A Synthetic Voice, Between Authority and Truth

Virtual assistants, figures of governance, deities. The personification of artificial intelligence (AI) can take on any guise, including that of authority — with all that it entails in terms of deepfakes, fake news, and other related challenges. 

Pinar Yoldas : « Kitty AI : Artificial Intelligence for Governance  (2016) » © Pinar Yoldas © Pinar Yoldas

Berlinale Bloggers
Berlinale 2024 Retrospective

The students of the Collège Maisonneuve report on their time at the Berlinale. 

 Collège Maisonneuve © Collège Maisonneuve / Goethe-Institut Montreal © Collège Maisonneuve / Goethe-Institut Montreal

"Who By Fire" by Philippe Lesage
Where there's smoke...

At first, it's just a spark, a hand clumsily searching for another hand. It's a question that goes unanswered, a piquant piece of information exchanged in the dark and in hushed tones, teasing that turns into a heated argument. After all, it's the sparks that make the fire...
 

Aurélia Arandi-Longpré, Noah Parker (or, rather their hands) in "Who by Fire" by Philippe Lesagee © Balthazar Lab © Balthazar Lab

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