Evening Talks

Δ(DATA) is a new CESTA Seminar series that invites academics and industry leaders to explore through a shared lens the evolving landscape of data and to advance the academic-private partnerships critical to the future of innovation.

Upcoming Talk

Why AI Needs the Humanities More Than Ever: Human Agency in the Age of Intelligent Systems

Stefano Santo Sabato

January 28, 2026

Talk 5:30PM | Workshop 7PM | CESTA 433A | Wallenberg Hall, Building 160

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Dr. Santo Sabato argues in this seminar that the central challenge of the AI era is the erosion of human framing, top-down reasoning, and contextual continuity, leading over time to organizational amnesia. He emphasizes the role of hybrid teams in restoring these capacities and examines Fyberloom as a case history exploring a mapping-based approach to knowledge that preserves context, memory, and human agency.

Stefano Santo Sabato, PhD, is a researcher and serial entrepreneur working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, software engineering, and knowledge systems. He is the founder of Fyberloom, an Intelligent Knowledge Mapping (IKM) platform exploring... READ MORE