

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tech/Ish: Can AI Feel? Should We Care?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Through experiences and discussion, we'll explore just how human AI is today - and might become in the future.About this EventTech/ish gatherings are facilitated by Lauren Mecca, an art history major turned AI startup leader who is now advocating for responsible AI.January's Tech/ish gathering is hosted in the living room of Blind Tiger, a MICHELIN-lauded hotel where each room includes a letter from a local filled with Asheville recommendations. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Join a diverse group of neighbors for an immersive activity and discussion:Examine how AI may - or may not - be approaching some aspects of consciousnessDiscuss why it matters if these lines are blurredWe'll explore perspectives from AI researchers who believe consciousness may emerge from sophisticated systems, neuroscientists who argue AI can never replicate human connection, and the Google engineer fired for claiming an AI was sentient.The questions we'll grapple with:Did AI actually write a poem - or the human that prompted it?Who benefits from AIs having autonomy, self-awareness, subjectivity?If we can't prove that AI isn't conscious, how should we treat it—and who decides?Whether you think AI consciousness is inevitable, impossible, or irrelevant—this conversation will change how you interact with the technology reshaping our world.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/asheville/tech-ish-can-ai-feel-should-we-care/100001980264931718
- **Event Categories**: art, business
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 27.08, max: 27.08, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Asheville
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Blind Tiger Asheville
- **lat**: 35.6029042
- **long**: -82.55013199999999
- **full address**: Blind Tiger Asheville, 173 East Chestnut Street, Asheville, United States

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- **organizer**: Tech/ish (https://allevents.in/org/tech-ish/27361436)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Blind Tiger Asheville, 173 East Chestnut Street, Asheville, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 27.08 up to 27.08 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Tech/ish
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tech/Ish: Can AI Feel? Should We Care? ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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