Connectionists: New AIDA online short course "VOILA! Fighting Weaponized Technology in Higher Education", Prof. Britt Paris (Rutgers University), October 8, 2025.

[Efi P]

Dear AI/CS/ECE student/scientist/engineer/enthusiast,



the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA <https://www.i-aida.org/>), is
excited to invite you to register and attend the upcoming online AIDA short
course

“*VOILA! Fighting Weaponized Technology in Higher Education
<https://www.i-aida.org/course/voila-fighting-weaponized-technology-in-higher-education/>*
”.



*📅** Date & Time:* October 8, 2025 – 16:00 CEST

*🎤**Lecturer:* Prof. Britt Paris, Associate Professor in the School of
Communication and Information, Rutgers University

*🏛** Host Institution:* Université Côte d'Azur



*Abstract:*

This course explores how the uncritical adoption of AI in higher education
threatens academic professions and student learning by intensifying labor,
risking job losses, and enabling corporate control over teaching and
research. Drawing on the AAUP’s new report, Prof. Britt Paris will examine
principles such as shared governance, faculty and student rights over
technology use, and strategies for building collective power. Participants
will gain insights into how AI’s deployment shapes labor, education
justice, and the very possibility of democratic participation.



*Registration [here
<https://my.weezevent.com/inscription-registration-for-voila-08102025?_gl=1*1gvrnsj*_gcl_au*MTY4ODAxNjg1LjE3NTg3ODg3MDYuNTgxMjc3ODg1LjE3NTg3ODg3MDguMTc1ODc4ODcwOQ..*_ga*NzkzNjMwNTk1LjE3NTg3ODg3MDY.*_ga_39H9VBFX7G*czE3NTg3ODg3MDYkbzEkZzEkdDE3NTg3OTAzODUkajYwJGwwJGgxOTYwOTgyODg3>]*

·                     For AIDA students only (AIDA students are PhD
students/candidates or postdoc researchers belonging to any AIDA member):
On the top of the above registration, we strongly encourage you to also
enroll in this course through the AIDA website
<https://www.i-aida.org/course/voila-fighting-weaponized-technology-in-higher-education/>,
so that a successful attendance of this course appears in the AIDA
Certificate of Course Attendance.



*More details [here
<https://www.i-aida.org/course/voila-fighting-weaponized-technology-in-higher-education/>]*



We look forward to your participation!



Best regards,

E. Patmanidou
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