Welcome to the Berkeley Center for New Media

The Berkeley Center for New Media is proud to support Below the Cloud, a symposium and workshop organized by Danika Cooper and Victoria Mohr (Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning) that will invite viewers to shift their gaze from the sky to the ground by tracing the environmental and social costs embedded within AI infrastructures, with a particular focus on water. Read more

In Ancient Wisdom, Ken Goldberg and Tiffany Shlain explore the creative potential of AI by using it to create an aerial video portrait of LA and to enable visitors to create a series of customized textual and visual “tree tributes.” Visit BCNM member Ken Goldberg's latest art exhibit from January 22 to April 21, 2026 at the di Rosa Contemporary Art Museum in San Francisco, and read more about the themes and process of making the exhibit here. Read more

The Social Sciences D-Lab recently launched a new program to prepare postdocs to lead research and teaching that emphasize equity, cultural relevance and ethical practice in data science. Read more

Aaron Fai will serve as the Center's Associate Director! Read more

Sonia Jorge educated students on the digital divide in the course, Building a Sustainable Internet, held at UC Berkeley in October 2025. The talk by the digital policy expert was a bold call to action that encouraged students to become proactive on the nuanced issue of internet access. Read more

BCNM faculty Alex Saum-Pascual presented Traceroute Poems, segundo viaje at cultr_ALH, a site-specific poetic performance linking fiber-optic networks and the Alhambra’s historic flows of light, water, and energy. Read more