Benoit Baudry (Université de Montréal) on the topic of Amplifying Diversity in Code and Execution:

Economy, interoperability or efficiency are strong forces that steer software systems towards limited diversity and great monocultures. This is not good for the reliability, security and sustainability of these systems. In this talk we explore different ways in which software can be diversified again.

Conversations on Art and Media is a new lecture series with invited guests from the expanded fields of media art and theory, co-organized by members of HfG Karlsruhe and ZKM. During summer semester 2025, the series discusses unconventional conceptions and materializations of computers as well as alternative ways of dealing with them. In the light of the quasi-monopoly of big tech companies and in view of powerful presets and standards, guest lectures and conversations will address the questions: To what extent can computers look or function differently? In which ways can we reflect on, perceive or handle computing devices differently or change them?

Concept: Victor Fancelli Capdevila (HfG), Julia Ihls (HfG), Tina Lorenz (ZKM), Lea Luka Sikau (ZKM), Nina Zschocke (HfG).