AI as Social Technology

Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 ยท 17:30 - 18:30
Cost: Free
Venue: Blavatnik School of Government (In-person and Online)
Address: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG, United Kingdom
Event page: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/ai-social-technology

AI as Social Technology ๐Ÿค–๐ŸŒ

Join Henry Farrell, SNF Agora Institute Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, moderated by Pepper Culpepper, Blavatnik Chair in Government and Public Policy, as he delivers the Astor Lecture on AI as social technology. This lecture examines how AI systems can be understood as systematic means for reorganising social relations among humans, comparable to markets, bureaucracy, and democracy.

What to expect:

  • ๐ŸŽ“ Insightful Astor Lecture by Professor Henry Farrell on AI as social technology
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Discussion on how AI reshapes social relations, markets, bureaucracy, and democracy
  • โ“ Q&A session with the speaker and moderator Pepper Culpepper