Do Androids Dream? On the Ethical Use of AI in Surrealist Writing Practices

Jay will explain a process to use free machine learning tools to ethically develop a surrealist practice using the semi-automatic writing exercise developed by Andre Breton. I'll demo the process, and given time, we will work through a surrealist writing exercise together using the machine learning tool to further investigate how the computer introduces a cybernetic lens to the author-text-reader relationship.

JAY MORRIS (he/they) is a Georgia poet born in Athens and based in Atlanta. They stared performing poetry in 2011 at the Athens World of Mouth Poetry series and have gone on to perform and organize poetry events in both the Athens and the Atlanta creative communities like Geotry, Symposium, and the 316 Atlanta -to-Athens Poet Showcase. Jay has published four poetry collections: Black Teenager, Reverse Bastard, AUDIT, limerence breaker, and has a forthcoming collection “five bulls, five remembrances,” in the works.

In addition to being featured in Wussy Mag, Rootwork Journal, the Athens Word of Mouth Anthology series, and TESSERACT, Jay’s work was selected for the MARTA Artbound poetry contest in 2023. One of their poems will be painted on a MARTA station.

A little more about Jay…

Current read ? Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

Recently read ? Beloved by Toni Morrison

Next Book ? How to Carry Water by Lucille Clifton

Favorite Poem ? Household Gods by John Benditt

⭐️Workshop is limited, anyone is welcome to participate in the open mic. OPEN MIC BEGINS AT 915 AND IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC⭐️