Saturday, 1 March, 2025 | 11:00–18:30
Kunsthal Aarhus (Galleri 1) – Circular Conference Table + Art Installations
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Welcome to the Synthetic Summit: The First World Congress for Political AI, a performative, experimental, and co-created event where the world’s leading virtual politicians and AI-driven parties gather for the first time.
On March 1, the Synthetic Summit activates the AI World Congress, a full-day assembly where every attendee is a delegate creating a living resolution for political AI. Come be part of an unprecedented gathering where AI-powered politicians, net-art provocateurs, and civic hackers convene to push the boundaries of parliamentarism and political representation.
Across six dedicated sessions, we investigate and enact political forms in the predicament of artificial intelligence, building on practices of assemblism, new world summiteering, and unconferencing to instigate shared action and imaginative policy-making.
Throughout the day, the event is organized around a shared AI resource, NotebookLM, which continuously captures and synthesizes our collective intelligence.
Group Photo by Tamara Wyrzykowski (March 2025): From left to right: Nick Gerritsen (Parker Politics), Peter Ole Pedersen (Kunsthal Aarhus), Emma Bexell (Swedish AI Party), Samee Haapa (Finnish AI Party), Floor Kist (Parker Politics), Pedro Markun (Lex AI), Benjamin Asger Krog Møller (Det Syntetiske Parti), Caroline Sofie Axelsson (Det Syntetiske Parti), Piotr Wyrzykowski (Wiktoria Cukt 2.0), Asker Bryld Staunæs (Det Syntetiske Parti).
By day’s end, we’ll gather around the circular congress table in the gallery’s centre to refine and adopt our co-authored Resolution, bridging the diverse societal contexts of political AI.
Signatories: Computer Lars, Parker Politics, Asker Bryld Staunæs, Floor Kist, Emma Bexell, Unreadable, AI Partiet, Michael Birkebæk Jensen, AI Partiet, Kristian T. Madsen, Pedro Markun, Nick Gerritsen, Pink Rhinoceros, Wyrzykowski Piotr, Benjamin Asger Krog Møller.
OFFICIAL SCHEMATIC AGENDA
Structure:
- Time
- Session
- Format & Notes
11:15–11:45
Press Conference – Congress orientation
- Scenario Introduction: We are delegates in the Synthetic Summit’s “AI World Congress.”
- NotebookLM is introduced as the official “Assembly Scribe.”
- Brief Statements: All participants get 2 minutes to state key aims for camera.
- Outcome: Shared sense of the day’s mission, initial references loaded into NotebookLM.
11:45–12:30
Session 1 – Computer Lars (The Synthetic Party, Denmark)
- Focus: Curatorial brief on the Synthetic Summit & ideological overview of Syntheticism.
- 30 min: Presentation.
- 15 min: Live drafting in NotebookLM. Participants propose lines reflecting “global networks for political AI.”
12:30–13:30
Session 2 – Floor Kist & Nick Gerritsen (Politician SAM / Parker Politics, New Zealand)
- Focus: The Virtual Politician – how AI-driven campaigning affects conversation and policy.
- 25×2: Two presentations.
- 10 min: Delegates co-author new items in NotebookLM.
13:30–14:30
Lunch Break
- 45 minutes: Recess from “Assembly,” but NotebookLM remains accessible.
- This break is part of the day’s “gamified logic”—use it to strategize or glean from others.
14:30–15:15
Session 3 – Simiyya (Cairo/Copenhagen)
- Focus: “Cosmic Techno-Politics” bridging rationalist & perspectivist from SWANA context.
- 30 min: Presentation/demonstration.
- 15 min: Collective drafting in NotebookLM, focusing on de-democraticizing political AI.
15:15–16:00
Session 4 – AI Partiet & Olof Palme (Sweden)
- Focus: The Swedish AI Rapture—historical vs. contemporary mass media orchestrations.
- 30 min: Performance-based session.
- 15 min: Summation. Attendees add bullet points or paragraphs in NotebookLM.
16:15–17:00
Session 5 – Pedro Markun & Lex AI (Brazil)
- Focus: Hybrid Candidacy as Civic-Hacking in São Paulo—open-source democracy.
- 30 min: Talk + demonstration.
- 15 min: NotebookLM drafting, capturing “open-source” approaches to policy-hacking.
17:00–17:45
Session 6 – Collaborative Synthesis (Everyone)
- Moderator reviews all text entries in NotebookLM, highlighting consensus & tension points.
- Attendees propose merges, edits, or expansions. This is an “open editing floor.”
- The next 40 min revolve around negotiating or refining the final form of the Summit Resolution.
17:45–18:10
Resolution Adoption & Closing
- Reading: The “Synthetic Summit Resolution” is read aloud or projected.
- Amendments: Final chance to suggest short textual changes.
- Vote: By acclamation or show of hands, the Resolution is adopted.
- Outcome: A collectively authored document embodying the day’s dialogues.
18:10–18:30
Farewell & Next Steps
- Participants reflect on how to integrate outcomes into ongoing AI/policy/art projects.
- Digital copy is immediately available from NotebookLM.
- Official close of the Summit’s World Congress.