Co-conception and moderation by Benoît Labourdette of the “AI Watch Committee” launched by the Forum des images (2024-2025), using collective intelligence methods, to produce thinking and useful recommendations for the cultural and education sector.
Objectives of the AI Watch Committee
Analyses, experience sharing and concrete recommendations around artistic creation, ethics, tomorrow’s professions and education.
Presentation text for the launch session on November 13, 2024
https://www.forumdesimages.fr/comite-de-veille-ia
AI Watch Committee
The debate is open!
The Forum des images is launching an AI Watch Committee to engage in a process of operational reflection on artificial intelligence.
What does it involve?
- 6 working meetings scheduled between now and September 2025.
- Concrete actions in 4 areas: artistic creation, ethics, professional development and education.
Why do it?
- To develop reflections based on expertise.
- To propose concrete recommendations for internal teams, Forum des images audiences and TUMO Paris students.
- To support digital creation in the AI era, for both external and internal audiences.
Who’s taking part?
Artists, philosophers, researchers, education specialists, and the Forum des images and TUMO teams.
The first session was held on November 13, led by filmmaker and educator Benoît Labourdette, who presented the committee’s strategic objectives and working methodology. The meeting was attended by :
- Karin Crona, artist whose research spans a range of media, including photography, drawing, engraving and textile sculpture.
- Claude Farge, general manager of the Forum des images.
- Séverine Le Bescond, Deputy General Manager, Forum des images.
- Yang Lui-Riess, Solution architect, Salesforce.
- Alexandra Meder, Assistant to the Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of Innovation and Attractiveness (City of Paris).
- Laurent Monjole, Director of Government Affairs EMEA, Salesforce.
- Vanessa Nurock, Professor of Philosophy at the Université Côte d’Azur and Deputy Director of the Centre de Recherches en Histoire des Idées (CRHI).
- Pegor Papazian, Chief Development Officer, Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.
- Thomas Scotto d’Abusco, TUMO Paris programming trainer.
- Louis-Charles Viossat, Inspector General of Social Affairs (Igas).
A huge thank you to Salesforce for supporting this innovative project! Special thanks to Valerie Brokamp - Meza.



















