Place of the Conference

Krakow University of Economics, 31-510, ul. Rakowicka 27 (pronounced Rakovitska; ul. Means ulica (ulitsa) - street. It is the main entrance. The KUE campus is about 400 meters from the main railway station. Close to the Eastern side of the Main Train Station (Dworzec Wschodni – Eastern Main Train Station). The meetings will take in Building E, Room G (pronounced like in great), on the ground floor. We hope this movie could be helpful. It begins at the main entrance. It shows the way on the campus from the main entrance – Rakowicka 27. The entrance is under the New Aula. The motto of the KUE is on the wall: Rerum cognoscere
causas et valorem”. It should help to find the entrance. The signs will be inside.

Arrangement of the Zoom sessions

The links for all sessions will be sent on Saturday evening CET. There will be a camera showing the room and the classical Zoom conference system. It is neither desirable nor comfortable to have a single Zoom link for the entire Conference. If you do not have a Zoom receiving system, you can download it for free.

Lodging, food and transportation in the city

We purposively did not have any suggestions concerning accommodation. Kraków has changed since 2011, and many new hotels with different standards exist. Some of them are within walking distance. City communication is very convenient. We will explain any additional details during the Conference.

Considering the different dietary demands, we did not arrange any food delivery. It is the end of the academic year, so some of the bars on the campus are closed. There is a canteen (mensa) operating on campus that serves a classical East/Central European menu with a limited possibility of composition (only “obiad," which is the main meal – more than lunch)—served from 12.00 until 16.00. The price is about 7-8 euros per meal.
If some of the Participants want to use it, we will show it on Tuesday.

There is an extensive shopping Centre Near the University – Galeria Krakowska. It is a classical pattern – a shopping center and the Kraków Main Railway Station. There are plenty of bars and restaurants there. It is about 400 meters from the KUE. During the lunch break, it will be enough time to go there.

We will have the Official Dinner on Thursday in a restaurant with a view of the Wawel Royal
Castle.

Tourism

Kraków is one of the leading tourist centers in Central Eastern Europe, together with Budapest and Prague. We did not arrange any official tourist program. We have a time-free slot on Thursday. It can be spent for extra discussions and tourism. We could help the Participants to arrange their tourist programs. 

Conference Programme

The Conference is organized by the Management Process Department, College of Management and Quality Sciences, Krakow University of Economics. We are very grateful to the Authorities of the KUE for their support and cooperation.

Monday, June 24

14:00-16:00. Participants registration
16:00-16.30. Opening ceremony
16:30-18.30. Keynote Speeches:

  • How Data Understanding Can Benefit Communities: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Smart Cities. Dr. Sebastian Ernst. Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Department of Applied Computer Science, on-site
  • GenAI and Students - Delving Into the Motivations Behind  Adoption, 
    Prof. Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Institute of Public Affairs, on-line

Tuesday, June 25

9.00-11:00.  Session 1 (ON SITE)

  • REALITIES: Radical Constructivism from Husserl to Planck, Kjellman, and Screen Creatures. Bernd R. Hornung. University of Marburg (retired), Germany.
  • Invasion: AI applied to invent migration imaginaries in US. Juan Carlos Barrón Pastor. CISAN UNAM, Mexico.
  • The Social Impact of the Artificial Intelligence on national security concept and governance – a sociocybernetics approach. Mihail Anton. Carol I National Defence University, Romania

11:20-12:40. Session 2 (ON SITE)

  • ChatGPT in Education: Is it a Boon or a Bane? A qualitative inquiry on perspectives and attitudes of University Students in Punjab, Pakistan. Dr. Mussarat Hussain and Dr. Tauqeer Ahmed Lak University of Sargodha, Pakistan.
  • As an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot, Replika's Penetration into and Transformation of Human Everyday life and Social Relationships. Esra Aslan. Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey, and Yelda Özen, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey.

12:40-14:10. Lunch break

14:10-16.10 Session 3 (ON SITE)

  • How can Sociocybernetics’ epistemology contribute to AI models’ explainability? Jorge Cardiel. National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
  • Artificial intelligence, relevance and the coordination of action. Dániel Havrancsik.  Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary.  
  • Artificial Intelligence and the Boundaries of the Social World. Werner Binder. Masaryk University, Czech Republic.

16:30-18:30. Session 4 (ONLINE)

  • MagicSchool AI as a cybernetic tool for course design: A framework to facilitate machine-teacher partnerships. Shantanu Tilak et al. Chesapeake Bay Academy, CadetNet Program, United States.
  • Online bubbles and echo chambers as social systems. Emerson R.C. Palmieri. Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
  • Voter Micro-Targeting And Democracy. Fernando Trincado Moraes. University College London (UCL), United States.

Wednesday, June 26

9.00-11:00.  Session 5 (HYBRID)

  • “Outside and Then” in Monterrey: Implementing Systems 3-4-5 of the Viable System Model in the operation of a city government. Roberto Mancilla. Independent Consultant, Mexico.
  • Tracing Emotional Dynamics of Family in Film: A Cinematic Journey from 1890 to 2024. Sizhan Cui. Nanjing University, China.
  • Journalistic Autonomy in an Algorithm-Driven Society: A Sociocybernetic Consideration. Toru Takahashi.  Chuo University, Japan.

11:20-12:40. Session 6 (HYBRID)

  • AI applied to the bíos: implications on the social identity of the human person. Daniela Bandelli. Lumsa University, Italy.
  • Delving into the Nexus of Artificial Intelligence, Free Will, and Biocapital: A Third-Order Cybernetics and complexity approach. Aaron Cid.  Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México, México.

12:40-14:10. Lunch break

14:10-16.10 Session 7 (ON SITE)

  • New longevity and systemic Cohousing. Applied Sociocybernetics. Wellbeing, community and social development. Margarita Maass Moreno.  UNAM, México.
  • Artificial intelligence as a social challenge. Chaime Marcuello-Servós.  Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.
  • The client data systems in the Finnish social welfare in the digital era. Raija Koskinen. University of Helsinki, Finland.  

16:30-18:30. Session 8 (ONLINE)

  • Sociocybernetics and cognitive and biological principles for self-organizing systems. Jose Amozurrutia.  Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, México.
  • Systems Modelling using concepts of Functional Theory of Social Systems. Mark Belitsky.  United States.
  • How are we to evolve governance systems which make it possible to take account of a wider range of information and promote pervasive experimentation and learning? John Raven.  eyeonsociety.co.uk. Scotland.  

18:30-19:30. Business Meeting

Thursday, June 27

14:10-16.10 Session 9 (ON SITE)

  • Reflexivity in Social work communication: challenges in the use of artificial intelligence practices. Patricia Eugenia Almaguer Kalixto. Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.
  • AI: Consuming energy and producing information. An ethical reflection. Cynthia Arredondo.  and Juan Carlos Barrón Pastor. CISAN UNAM, Mexico.
  • The Anxious Machine: A Socio-Cybernetic Exploration of Technological Singularity. David Karminski.  Independiente, Mexico.  

16:30-18:30. Session 10 (ONLINE)

  • Text-to-image AI as a mechanism to manifest concept formation in the college psychology classroom. Shantanu Tilak et al. Virginia Wesleyan University, United States.
  • Ethical responsibilities about the use of artificial intelligence in socio-educational structures at the Autonomous University of Chiapas, Mexico. Gabriela Grajales García.  and María Eugenia Culebro Mandujano, Autonomous University of Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Exploiting ambiguity: economic exploits and disinformation tactics on TikTok. Massimo Terenzi.  University in Urbino, Italy.

19.00-  Official Dinner

Friday, June 28

9.00-11:00.  Session 11 (ONLINE)

  • The Limits of AI, Algorithms and other Software in Assisting Foreign Communities During Disasters: A Case Study of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Andrew Mitchell.   Kumamoto University, Japan.
  • Small Farmers in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Signature or Biometric Verification for Access to Welfare in Nagaland, India. O Grace Ngullie. Department of Public Policy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
  • Understanding Bookchin’s laws: The manufacture of senseless work and the inexorable onward march of hierarchy. eyeonsociety.co.uk. Scotland.

11:20-12:40. Session 12 (HYBRID)

  • The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Empowering Dalit: Challenges and Opportunities. Dr. Dhyan Singh. Government College Dharamshala,India.
  • The Contribution of AI in the Whole Institutional Approach of Education for Sustainable Development. Mariella Nocenzi.  Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, and Piero Dominici, University of Perusia, Italy

12:40-14:10. Lunch break

14:10-16.10 Session 13 (ON SITE)

  • Understanding “Order from Noise” in the Algorithmic Information Production. Ji Hong.  Bielefeld University, Germany
  • On Advantages of Sociocybernetics in Describing the AI-Related Issues: Focusing on Algorithmic Decision-Making. Saburo Akahori.  TWCU, Japan.
  • Object-mediated communication and Image-generating AI: Based on Luhmann's analysis of the art system. Satoshi Iguchi.  Chuo University, Japan.

16:30-17:50. Session 14 (ON SITE)

  • A conceptual framework of studying interactions in complex social systems. Czesław Mesjasz.  Cracow University of Economics, Poland.
  • Agent-based models, an example. Ville Turunen.  Häme University of Applied Science, Finland.

Saturday, June 29

Departures, possible additional workshops and other activities