Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The 2026 Torrance Festival of Ideas on CREATIVITY & AI (April 22-23) was organized by the Torrance Center for Creativity at the University of Georgia (UGA). Each session featured 3 individual talks followed by a panel discussion with all session speakers & panel moderators.

Session 1 Talks:
· Roosa Wingström - Can (A)I be creative? Human and Nonhuman Actors in the Creative Process
· Daniela Grieco - Imagination Unplugged: Why Humans Still Out-Create AI
· Francesco Fedele - Art Meets AI: Community-Based Teaching and Learning

Speakers & Affiliations:
· Roosa Wingström, University of Vaasa, Finland
· Daniela Grieco, University of Milan, Italy
· Francesco Fedele, Georgia Tech, USA

Panel Moderators & Affiliations:
· Kimberly van Orman, University of Georgia, USA
· Anna Abraham, University of Georgia, USA

Festival Website: tinyurl.com/2026torrancefestival
Torrance Center Website: https://coe.uga.edu/directory/torrance-center/

Festival Organizer & Chair: ANNA ABRAHAM, Director - UGA’s Torrance Center for Creativity

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