Number of in-person participants: 40. Number of downloads at the time of typing: 86. Number of views: 6,360. Deposited online three days ago. #ComicsAndAI: Critical Prompts. A Multidisciplinary Conference on Comics, Technology and Creativity. Book of Abstracts & Bios doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

Quoting Paul Gravett: "It seems apt that a week ago today, on the same day as our conference [ #ComicsAndAI ], Ilan Manouach was interviewed on @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/comics-peopl... "

The conference's Book of Abstracts & Bios is also now available via City St George's Online, the University's open access research repository: openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/35... #ComicsAndAI

We've deposited a PDF documenting the conference schedule, presentation abstracts, speaker bios, sponsor logos, and acknowledgements. Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A Multidisciplinary Conference on Comics, Technology and Creativity. Book of Abstracts & Bios doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... #ComicsAndAI

For our followers' kind consideration.

Indeed, thank you so much everyone. #ComicsAndAI

Finally, our Closing Keynote: Dr Ian Hague: Beyond #NoAI: How Accepting AI Might Change Comics #ComicsAndAI

Check all our speakers bios and their papers' abstracts here: comicsandai.org/schedule-abs... #ComicsAndAI

Now speaking: Viraj Joshi: Speculation as Resistance: Mundane machine intelligence, a narrowing of futures, and plural counter narratives #ComicsAndAI

Jane Burns: Comics & AI: The Intersection with Social Innovation Education #ComicsAndAI

Karrie Fransman on Creating IRL Comics for an AI Future! #ComicsAndAI

Dr Despoina Farmaki: The Ink Was Never Human: AI, Copyright, and Comics #ComicsAndAI

Jasleen Kandhari on Drawing the Line: AI & Ethics in Comic Book Character Design #ComicsAndAI

It's been a thought-provoking and inspiring day; lots of interesting conversations, and we haven't been able to post here in real time! #ComicsAndAI

Now on: Dr Aaron Humphrey: Tracing nationalist legacies of generative AI #ComicsAndAI

We are back after the lunch break to begin the second part of the day! Now on Dr Linda Berube: “Intense Routes to Knowing”: Intersections between the Digital Sociology of Comics and AI #ComicsAndAI

Dr Per Israelson on Speculative Affect and Generative AI: Reading Ilan Manouach’s manga Fastwalkers (2021) #ComicsAndAI

Dr Julian Lawrence on Fun with AI: Digital Technology Through a Lens of Comics-Based Research #ComicsAndAI

Dr Giorgio Busi Rizzi on AI, comics, and creativity: or, why are we talking of ghosts in the machine again #ComicsAndAI

It's now @garethbrookes.bsky.social on The Autographic Witness in the Algorithm! #ComicsAndAI

And we are go! Professor Eduardo Alonso kicks off the day #ComicsAndAI

Looking forward to presenting @comicsandai.org tomorrow. Full schedule including list of presenters and abstracts here: comicsandai.org/schedule-abs...

Comics & AI: Critical Prompts is tomorrow! Registration opens tomorrow 9am, reception area, University Building, Northampton Square. Updated schedule, abstracts and speakers bios here: comicsandai.org/schedule-abs... #ComicsAndAI

Schedule, abstracts, and speakers bios now up! comicsandai.org/schedule-abs... Can't wait for Thursday!

You can still join us.

Last chance to register to attend Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity on 4 September 2025 @citystgeorges.bsky.social! Don't miss out! Details & tickets: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... Reg. closes tomorrow.

Time flies! Don't miss out. :) #ComicsStudies #GenAI

Kind reminder deadline to register to attend Comics & AI: a one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity @citystgeorges.bsky.social is this Friday! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #ComicsStudies #GenAI

Registration deadline for Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity is next week, 22nd August 2025. Check the programme and get your ticket at www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... Don't miss out!

Still time to register to attend Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity. Thursday 4 September 2025, London, UK. www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... @comicsandai.org

It's August already! Join us for Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity on Thursday 4 September 2025, Clerkenwell Campus. Get your ticket! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #ComicsStudies #GenAI

Looking forward to presenting a paper at this conference on comics and AI

Habemus programme! Full abstracts and bios to follow, but here's the listing of accepted speakers and their presentation titles: comicsandai.org/programme/  Join us on 4 September in London for a one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity!

Stay in your bubble

Deadline day! comicsandai.org/call-for-pap... #ComicsStudies

Thought Bubble Comic Convention is the largest convention in the UK that focuses solely on comic creators and their fans! Come and meet the people making your current favourite comic, and find your next! Get tickets here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets

Deadline tomorrow! Drop us a line, get in there. comicsandai.org/call-for-pap... #ComicsStudies

Deadline approaching!

"Researchers with a background in the humanities are also actively engaging with artificial intelligence — seeking not only to adopt language models as tools, but to steer them toward a more flexible, contextual representation of written culture." - @tedunderwood.me

Excited our event has been plugged in today's #HCID2025 Paradigm Shift @hcid.city conference opening session! Thanks @stephwilsoncity.bsky.social!

Comics everywhere. Or speech balloons at least.

¡MAÑANA YA! Looking forward to chairing Linda Berube's and @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social's session on Digital Comics and user-centred approaches #HCID2025

You don't need to be a professional in the area or submit a presentation to attend- the audience is as important as the speakers. If you are interested in Comics & AI and can make it to London on the 4th of September this year, get your ticket! All welcome! comicsandai.org

Keep them coming! There's still time- 200 word abstract, 100 word bio by 10 July. The more voices the better- all welcome.

Open Letter: Critical AI Literacy Skills for All. Please add your support to this open letter ( tinyurl.com/dloltg2025: open for signature until Friday 27th June) calling for the government to invest in critical AI literacy alongside skills building. Via @elinorcarmi.bsky.social

You are interested in comics. You are interested in AI. We are calling you: comicsandai.org You still have time. 200-word abstract submission deadline: 10 July 2025. Registration deadline: 4th August 2025. Don't miss out. Join us.

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Call for Papers: Comics & AI: Critical Prompts. A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity. doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... @comicsandai.org