Vienna · International platform

Culture gives technology meaning.

Alliance for Culture & AI is a public platform for dialogue, responsible innovation, and collaboration at the intersection of culture, artificial intelligence, and society.

01 / The context

A necessary conversation about the future of culture.

Artificial intelligence is changing how culture is created, distributed, experienced, and valued.

These changes create new possibilities, but they also raise fundamental questions about authorship, ownership, labour, access, cultural diversity, meaning, and human agency.

Cultural communities, technology developers, institutions, policymakers, and audiences do not always share the same perspectives or priorities.

We create a space where these perspectives can meet, be examined, and translated into constructive dialogue, practical experimentation, and responsible action.

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02 / What we do

Three ways to turn dialogue into action.

We connect perspectives, support experimentation, and develop responsible approaches to the relationship between culture and technology.

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Alliance
Forum

A public platform for voices, research, discussion, agenda setting, matchmaking, and dialogue between cultural and technological communities.

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02

Production
Studio

A space for developing cultural projects, creative experiments, and new formats at the intersection of culture, AI, and society.

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03

CxAI
Programme

An educational and interdisciplinary programme fostering responsible, creative, and multifaceted approaches to AI in culture.

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03 / Our principles

Technology should expand culture, not diminish it.

We believe the relationship between culture and technology must remain open, responsible, and human-centred.

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Meaning

Culture gives technology meaning. Innovation should contribute to human development and meaningful participation.

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Human values

Technology should be guided by responsibility, ethical reflection, transparency, and human agency.

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Creators and communities

Those who create, preserve, interpret, and sustain culture must have a meaningful role in shaping relevant technologies.

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Cultural plurality

Different traditions, practices, perspectives, and forms of expression should not be reduced to one standardised model.

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Constructive coexistence

We seek dialogue and mutually acceptable solutions, recognising that disagreement can lead to better understanding.

04 / The ecosystem

Bringing different perspectives into the same conversation.

The Alliance connects people and organisations working across culture, technology, research, education, and society.

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Artists & creators
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Cultural institutions
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Technology developers
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Researchers
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Educators & students
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Policymakers & civil society
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Entrepreneurs & investors
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Audiences & communities
05 / Insights

Perspectives before positions.

We collect and develop voices, ideas, research, and conversations that help make the relationship between culture and AI more visible, informed, and constructive.

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06 / Participate

The conversation starts with you.

Have a perspective, a question, a project, or a reason to participate? We are building a growing network of people and organisations shaping the future of culture and technology.

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