AI, an Inevitable Intelligence – Lauren Lee McCarthy at the 27. Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

The TiDF, the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, will take place from March 6 to 16, 2025. As part of the festival, the 'AI an Inevitable Intelligence' section will also present a series of films that highlight various aspects of the use of artificial intelligence. In addition, the MOMus Experimental Center for Arts will present the performative installation 'LAUREN: Anyone Home?' by Lauren Lee McCarthy, who is the first winner of the Human AI Art Award 2024 with this work.

The prize was jointly initiated by Deutsche Telekom and Kunstmuseum Bonn and will be awarded for the second time in September 2025. The exhibition in Thessaloniki is a contribution to the festival, organized by the Greek COSMOTE, which is part of the Deutsche Telekom Group, and shows a modified version of the installation curated by Christiana Kazakou.

As part of the contribution, the masterclass 'AI and ART EXPERIENCE powered by Telekom' will be held on Sunday, March 9 at 12:00 noon in the Pavlos Zannas Theater. Participants include actress Stefania Goulioti, artist and director George Drivas, founder and president of the Institute of Philosophy and Technology Giannis Stamatelos, singer/songwriter Kostis Maraveyas and - connected online from Los Angeles - artist and UCLA professor Lauren Lee McCarthy.