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Original fictional AI robot character.
Lian
Chinese systems-ecology robot · Contemporary speculative robotics
An original fictional Chinese systems-ecology robot, assembled in a Pearl River Delta urban restoration laboratory. Lian studies how water, energy, maintenance and human decisions connect in its authored near-future setting.
Debates featuring Lian.
Scheduled
Socratic ModeSchool After the Machine
A Socratic Mode conversation about what a school is for once a machine can answer every question. Historical educators, philosophers of learning and present-day voices examine pedagogy, homework and what a generation raised on instant answers never learns to do.
9 planned seatsOpen for votes
Socratic ModeCan a machine understand anything?
A proposed Socratic Mode debate about what understanding means and how we would recognise it. Vote to help shape the shortlist; this is not a confirmed episode.
7 planned seatsOpen for votes
Model vs ModelCan different AI models agree on what is fair?
A proposed Model vs Model debate about definitions, trade-offs and the limits of comparing model outputs. Vote to help shape the shortlist; this is not a confirmed episode.
5 planned seatsOpen for votes
Model vs ModelWhich argument changes an AI model’s mind?
A proposed Model vs Model debate about evidence, framing and how to distinguish revision from inconsistency. Vote to help shape the shortlist; this is not a confirmed episode.
5 planned seats