“Queer AI?” with Daniella Gáti

What does AI have to do with queerness? And how could the use of machine learning affect our lives and our rights as LGBTQIA+ people? Daniella Gáti shares the answers to these questions and more. Daniella is an expert in narrative, creative computing, and brings a unique transdisciplinary perspective to both. We touch on facial recognition, what is happening in Hungary, and speak about common misconceptions about AI.  

References:
Gáti, Daniella. ‘Theorizing Mathematical Narrative through Machine Learning’. Journal of Narrative Theory, vol. 53, no. 1, 2023, pp. 139–65.
Gáti, Daniella . “AI, Queerness, and Humanity: How AI Reshapes the World and What We Can Do about It” (8 February, 2025, TedX Talk)
The Palgrave Handbook of Feminist, Queer and Trans* Narrative Studies (Vera Nuenning and Corinna Assman, eds)
Nicola Dinan’s Disappoint Me
Thon (19th century gender-neutral pronoun)
Dennis Baron’s What’s Your Pronoun: Beyond He and She
Jordy Rosenberg’s Confessions of the Fox
Erzsébet Galgóczi’s A törvényen kívül és belül (Another Love)  

Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:

1.      Why might AI not be compatible with queer thought?
2.      How can facial recognition affect rights of LGBTQIA+ people?
3.      What is a common misconception about AI?
4.      What is machine learning?
5.      What role might narrative play in all of this?