Events
Upcoming events, meetings, and past activities
Upcoming Events
+ Subscribe to Our Google CalendarFall Activities Fair
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Come find us at UVA's fall activities fair. Stop by our table to learn about Societal AI and how to get involved.
Board Position Applications Open
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Applications open for Treasurer, Publicity Lead, Field Organizer, Research Fellow, and Workshop Fellow. See open positions.
Fall AI Fair
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A collaborative AI fair co-organized with Virginia AI Security Initiative, ML@UVA, and the Business and AI Institute at UVA.
Interest Meeting
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Come learn about Societal AI at UVA and how to get involved.
AI & Society Fellowship — Cohort 3
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Applications open August 24 for our flagship discussion-based fellowship on AI safety, ethics, and governance.
Highlighted Events
A closer look at some of our biggest moments
Governing Artificial Intelligence
Steven Kelts, Princeton Lecturer & AI Ethics Expert, on establishing AI ethics before the technology becomes uncontrollable. With ML@UVA & Blue Ridge Center.
What Happens When AI Can Do Everything?
AGI scenario planning workshop with EconTAI.
AI Mixer: Conversations on AI, Society & Culture
UVA students and faculty meet over dinner for conversations on AI and society. Supported by The Jefferson Trust & UVA Alumni.
Eli Lifland — Co-Author of AI 2027
AI 2027, current AI safety projects, and advice for contributing to the field. Presented with AI Safety Initiative.
Past Events
Workshops, speakers, and community gatherings
Digital Connections
Share your thoughts on AI companions. With Mood Psychology.
Governing Artificial Intelligence
Steven Kelts, Princeton Lecturer & AI Ethics Expert. With ML@UVA & Blue Ridge Center.
What Happens When AI Can Do Everything?
AGI scenario planning with EconTAI.
AI Mixer: Conversations on AI, Society & Culture
UVA students and faculty meet over dinner. Supported by The Jefferson Trust & UVA Alumni.
AI and Surveillance
From 1984 to The Hunger Games: AI’s new era of data-driven monitoring.
Curious About Copyright & AI?
History of copyright and new challenges brought by AI. Pizza provided.
The Not So Artificial Part of AI
The humans behind AI, neocolonialism, and human rights.
Documentary Screening: Deepfaking Sam Altman
Documentary screening of the 2025 film.
Eli Lifland — Co-Author of AI 2027
AI 2027, current AI safety projects, and advice for contributing. Presented with AI Safety Initiative.
Fall 2025 Interest Meetings
AI literacy, ethics, safety, and policy.
All Tech Is Human at UVA · 2024–2025
These events took place when this organization operated as the UVA chapter of All Tech Is Human, prior to our renaming as Societal AI at UVA.
Cognition in Machines: Does it Exist?
Memory, personality, and AI ethics. Explore how machines "remember" and what that means for us.
Chat, Is This Real?
How AI is reshaping truth in media. Spot what’s real vs. AI-generated.
AI & International Relations
AI’s role in geopolitics and national security.
Can AI Tools Help Us Live a Better Life?
Practical AI for everyday use and well-being.
AI Roundtable: Tools, Tips & Transformations
Incorporating AI into daily life, prompt engineering, DeepSeek impact.
AI & Education Workshop
Basics of AI in education, casual roundtable discussion.
UNLOCK the Research Behind Human-AI Interaction
Rose E. Guingrich, PhD candidate at Princeton in Psychology & Social Policy.