Emotion AI: Promises and Perils

Workshop | Emotion AI: Promises and Perils, Ages 16+

As AI systems become more integrated into everyday life, they’re increasingly tasked with interpreting human behavior - including emotions. Emotion AI technologies analyze signals like facial expressions, vocal tones, and physiological data to predict emotional states, but their accuracy and impact are highly contested.

In this workshop, learn how Emotion AI works, where it's being use today, and the ethical and social challenges it raises to imagine alternative futures: how should (or shouldn't) these technologies shape our world?

This workshop is part of a research project led by Georgia Tech's Digital Media Program. This workshop is supported by the Internet of Weird Things and hosted by Fulton County Arts & Culture's, Public Art + Tech initiative, the Public Art Futures Lab. Please reach out to Xingyu Li (xingyu@gatech.edu) or Allie Teixeira Riggs (ariggs8@gatech.edu) for any questions.

• Workshop | Emotion AI: Promises and Perils, Ages 16+

6/13/2025 - Doors 6:15pm, Workshop Begins: 6:30pm - 8:30pm, EST at Public Art Futures Lab

Stay Connected: For more information on this event and future happenings, follow us on Instagram @fultonpublicart and visit our website PublicArtFuturesLab.com for updates.

How to Find Us:The Public Art Futures Lab (Underground Atlanta, 88 Lower Alabama Street, Atlanta, GA 30303). A simple way to find us is by using the MARTA Five Points Station as your starting point (30 Alabama St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303).

Exit the station and cross Peachtree Street toward the Underground Atlanta Tower. Look for the Underground Atlanta signage and follow it to a stairway leading down to a courtyard. Once in the courtyard, look for the row of glass doors, use the far-right entrance glass door. You’ll see the Public Art Futures Lab directly ahead, and restrooms are located to the right of the space.

If you require ADA assistance to access our space, please email Kathleen.Brown@fultoncountyga.gov. We’ll arrange for security to direct you to the ADA elevator.

Parking: There is street parking along Pryor Street and Peachtree Street SW and several paid parking decks and parking lots nearby on Wall Street. We suggest carpooling, using a rideshare or using MARTA Five Points Station to reach us. Please check MARTA's schedule for up to date rider information

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About the Public Art Futures Lab: The Futures Lab is a space to exhibit, experiment, educate and experience the role of technology as it relates to public art. By reducing barriers to creating and participating in this emerging space, the Lab seeks to expand access to cultural enrichment, provide the tools for local artists to thrive and maintain Fulton County's status as a creative cultural capital. The Futures Lab is made possible through the support of our host Underground Atlanta, and our residency partners A&E Atlanta and MARTA Artbound.

Getting Here: Public Art Futures Lab is accessible via MARTA Five Points Station (30 Alabama St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303). Follow signs to Underground Atlanta and use the far-right glass door upon entering the courtyard. Parking is available along Pryor and Wall Street. For those requiring ADA assistance, please contact Kathleen.Brown@fultoncountyga.gov.

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