Ben James is the CEO & Founder of 3D generative AI platform Atlas.

When Ben entered the architecture profession, he was shocked at the limited role new technology played in the design process, and discovered that the lack of automation meant that creative individuals spent too much time on tasks not suited to their expertise.

He founded Atlas in 2021 to augment and focus designers‘ creativity, with an emphasis on gaming and virtual world-building.

Ben graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC and worked as a financial and strategy consultant in NYC and London prior to getting his Architecture Master’s degree from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

His work has been exhibited in notable museums and galleries such as the Architectural Association visiting school in China, the A+D Museum in LA, the Storefront for Art & Architecture in NYC, and the Architecture Biennale in Tallinn.

Maya Offir Magnat is a performance artist, speaker and educator based in Tel Aviv, Israel. She has an MA in education and technology from Haifa University, M.F.A in Performance Research from the University of Tel Aviv and is a certified sex educator. Her thesis focused on sex education on YouTube, and how YouTubers perceive their role.

Her artistic work and research deals with mediated intimacy, sexuality and technology, woman and technology and interactive art and games. She is interested in finding different ways to create new kinds of intimacy using technology.

Maya is one of the founders of the „“Intimake““ community for people from various fields (makers, hackers, developers, researchers, educators, therapists, etc.) who wish to find different ways to create intimacy through technology, in the goal of facilitating closeness, intimacy and positive sexuality.

As a performer and speaker Maya performs at various festivals, theaters, museums, academic institutions, and conferences.

GPT, What is Love? The technological development of artificial intelligence in recent years and the pace at which people are adopting this technology is extraordinary. Artificial intelligence has and will continue to have a profound impact on all areas of our lives, including dating, relationships, sex, and even how we break up. We hope these tools will help us cope with the challenges and complexities of love and relationships. After all, we are used to turning to technology for solutions to any other problem… But can artificial intelligence truly assist with these challenges? In her talk, Maya will show examples of the various ways AI is currently being used in the context of sexuality and relationships. She will try to examine whether AI can help improve our intimacy and how we can use it to promote healthy sexuality.