SYNTHETIC NARRATIVES

AI / XR + THE FUTURE OF STORYTELLING

Generative AI and immersive technologies are transforming the way we create, experience, and understand stories. Synthetic Narratives brings together leading artists, technologists, and thinkers to explore the cultural, philosophical, and creative potentials of this rapidly evolving field.




10.25.25Stevens Institute of Technology
School of Humanaties Arts & Social Sciences

Keynote
David Chalmers What We Talk About When We Talk About Large Language Models

AI Filmmaking
Michaela Ternasky-Holland Animation + AI
Angela FerraioloA “Liquid” Cinema: AI and the Transition from Montage to Morphology
Lucien Harriot AI and the Evolution of Visual Effects Workflows
Kiran MalhotraAI+Post Production Workflows
AI Fillmaking Q+AModerated by Christopher Manzione

Immersive Media
Alan WinslowScan The Wild
Kat MustateaVoidopolis and the Art of Disappearing
Camille Jeanjean AI for Culture — Not Culture for AI
Matthew NiederhauserNarrative Engines & Interactive ML
Immersive Media Q+AModerated by Danielle McPhatter

Post-Photography
Thiago Hersan Unboxing AI: A nod and a plea for Flusserian engagement
Natasha Chuk Photography at the Edges of its Own Ontology
Micaelle Lages , Isabella Valle From Family Albums to Synthetic Memories: Gender, Dissidences and Visibilities
Michael Whitham, Aidan Larned Narrative Engines & Interactive ML
Post-Photography Q+AModerated by Jonah King

Truth & Trust
Avital MeshiGPT-ME: Generating a New Sense of Self with AI
Fred Grinstein How AI Accelerates Our Flawed Relationship with the Truth
Emily SprattAI as Mediumship: Remembrance Reimagined in Image and Word
Christopher Meerdo The Hallucinitating Archive
Q & AModerated by Camila Galaz