Bringing human questions to computational worlds

Human Technology Futures

is a group of UC Berkeley researchers and a proposed UC Berkeley department centering human experience in a rapidly changing technological world.

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Colloquium Series

This colloquium series introduces Berkeley faculty at the heart of Human Technology Futures (HTF) and other exciting researchers.

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HTF researchers and students explore how AI and other technologies are embedded in and transform society, how data and algorithms shape human life, and how computational methods open new pathways into culture and human understanding.

HTF seeks to advance knowledge and leadership at the frontier of human and social responsibilities of technological development. It forges new educational pathways that equip students with durable capabilities combining humanistic and social scientific inquiry, technical competence, and ethical practice.

Fall 2026 | Colloquia

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This colloquium series introduces Berkeley faculty at the heart of Human Technology Futures (HTF) and other exciting researchers.

Fall 2026 | Events of Interest

Arrival: A Conversation with Denis Villeneuve and Dr. Nina Beguš

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MONDAY
November 1, 2026
David Geffen Theater

OSPO Monthly Meetup: Open source AI models

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THURSDAY
15 October 2026
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Berkeley Time)
Gateway Building, Social Kitchen, Room 1420

Exhibition: “Hidden Layers: AI Infrastructures and Hallucinations”

Event of Interest

September 3rd - October 3
Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Anthropology & Art Building, Rm 116

"Hidden Layers: AI Infrastructures and Hallucinations" Exhibition at Worth Ryder Art Gallery

Water and AI. What AI Can Learn from Water

Event of Interest

THURSDAY
1 October 2026
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Anthropology & Art Building, Rm 116

The Latent Spaces of Culture

Event of Interest

THURSDAY-SATURDAY
September 10-12, 2026
470 Stephens Hall

Faculty Research

An Instrument Nature Can Play with Greg Niemeyer

National Academy of Sciences, March 25, 2026, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET

studio geo-?, Clancy Wilmott

Experimental Geographic Research, Teaching and Design Studio

Artificial Humanities, Nina Begus

A Fictional Perspective on Language in AI, 2025

Responsible AI Initiative

Driving critical research, innovation & collaboration towards responsible AI.

UC Berkeley D-Lab

D-Lab assists the Berkeley community with the full range of research development, research design and data acquisition. We offer guidance in statistical methods and results to data visualization and communication.