Talks & keynotes
Katherine Elkins speaks on AI safety, AI governance, computational social science, and human-centered AI. She is available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and expert consultations. Contact: info@katherineelkins.com.
Keynotes & Featured Talks
OpenAI Higher Education Forum
Selected Education Guild speaker. Presented computational humanities research and human-centered AI curriculum model at OpenAI's invitation-only forum.
RALLY Innovation Conference
Spoke on human algorithms — how narrative, emotion, and information processing shape AI systems and human decision-making.
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Keynote on AI and the humanities at Weill Cornell's international campus, addressing applications of computational methods in medical humanities and narrative medicine.
UNESCO MONDIACULT Expert Consultation
Expert consultation on AI frameworks for multilingual cultural preservation and digital heritage. Part of UNESCO's global initiative on AI and culture.
Concordia University
Invited lecture on computational humanities and the SentimentArcs methodology for narrative analysis.
Academic & Research Conferences
Near to Mid-term Risks and Opportunities of Open-Source Generative AI
Oral presentation (top 2% acceptance) at the International Conference on Machine Learning. Co-authored with Yong Suk Lee et al.
Papers Under Review
Multiple papers under review or accepted at ICML, FAccT, UAI, CogSci, and LaMAS for 2025–2026 on topics including negation sensitivity in LLMs, affective manipulation, and multi-agent decision-making.
Roundtables on AI, Emotion, and Consciousness
Panelist at the Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation alongside Ned Block (NYU), Kyunghyun Cho (NYU), Francesca Rossi (IBM), Joseph LeDoux, and Rosalind Picard (MIT). Topics spanning AI and emotion, consciousness, and the philosophy of mind.
Industry & Policy
AI Strategy Course
Created and delivered AI Strategy course for Bloomberg's professional education platform, designed to help professionals integrate AI into organizational workflows and decision-making.
The Giants of French Literature & The Modern Novel
Lecture series reaching an international audience on Audible's platform, covering literary giants from Rabelais to Proust and the evolution of the modern novel form.
Media Appearances
AI Safety Expert Commentary
Quoted on AI safety research and the role of humanities expertise in AI governance and evaluation.
Could AI Save Endangered Archives?
Radio coverage of the Schmidt Sciences archival intelligence project in New Orleans.
Where AI Meets The Humanities
Forbes feature on the human-centered AI program and curriculum at Kenyon College.