Open Lab Night: How much AI in Love and Life?

AI is slowly becoming a constant companion in relationships, in the city, and in decisions that are really none of anyone else’s business. What happens when algorithms start shaping how people live, who they are, how they make daily decisions, and whom they love?

What is an Open Lab evening?

Every Thursday, things get creative at the Lab. You’ll learn methods like Design Thinking and Future Storytelling, try out 3D printers and laser cutters, and get a behind-the-scenes look at Lab projects. There’s something new every week.

At this Open Lab evening, you can immerse yourself in one of two experimental future scenarios. In one, we’ll use AI and a game to explore how AI could change Berlin. In the other, we’ll examine what happens when AI enters our most intimate relationships.

Test future scenarios. Question your own assumptions. Debate with strangers. You might leave with more questions than you had when you arrived.

Scenario 1: The Berlin Future Planning Board

For one evening, you’ll be part of a collective that decides how AI fits into the city’s everyday life.

You’ll take on a role, respond to real-life scenarios, and decide when to use AI and when not to. Every decision contributes to a shared, ever-changing Berlin: a living simulation that reacts to you in real time.

Should AI optimize everything? Or should some things be allowed to remain deliberately human, even if they’re slower or imperfect?

In the end, two questions remain: Would you want to live in the future you’ve helped shape? And how can we integrate AI into our lives without losing what makes us human?

Scenario 2: The Lab for the Future of Intimacy

For one evening, you’ll become part of a psychological experiment exploring the relationship between humans and machines.

Technology promises relationships without friction, heartbreak, or uncertainty. AI companions are supposed to be a perfect match for you, always available, and never contradict you. But every algorithmic decision leaves its mark—on society, on everyday life, and perhaps even on how we understand intimacy.

During this Open Lab evening, you’ll engage in a conversation with an immersive, adaptive AI. It will challenge your boundaries and put your social skills to the test.

How much control over your relationships would you trade for convenience?

Cooperation

A collaboration between Futurium and SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences | School of Arts, Information and Media | M.A. Strategic

Led by:

-> Prof. Katrin Androschin

-> Prof. Julia Leihener:

Dates

-> July 2, 2026: Fragments of Tomorrow

-> July 16, 2026: How Much AI in Love and Life?

Moderation

Moderated by the “Ocean 9” team and the “Uncle Quinn & Co” team, two interdisciplinary teams of strategic designers who bring complex ideas to life to explore how people navigate a changing world.

-> Sahana Elango, M.A. in Strategic Design, SRH University Berlin

Designer for Visual Communication and Strategic Design

-> Valentina Alvarez, M.A. in Strategic Design, SRH University Berlin

Industrial and Strategic Designer

-> Rasmus Volden, M.A. in Strategic Design, SRH University Berlin

Media Designer and Strategic Designer

-> Felipe Medina, M.A. in Strategic Design, SRH University Berlin

Digital Storyteller

-> Sofía Guevara Bascuñan, M.A. in Strategic Design, SRH University Berlin

Industrial and Product Designer

-> Anshu Kumari, M.A. in Strategic Design, SRH University Berlin

UX/UI Designer

Information

-> Venue: Futurium Lab Workshop

-> Admission: Free

-> Registration is required.

-> Remaining tickets are available on-site.

-> Event language: English

-> Maximum number of participants: 30 people

-> The event is open to anyone aged 16 and older.

-> Duration: 3 hours

-> Requirements: No prior knowledge required

Tickets

-> You’ll need a free ticket for this event.

-> Due to limited seating, only one ticket per person may be booked.