CI Labs 23: FESTIVAL FUTURES
Join us as we explore the themes, ideas and methods our researchers used to produce FestForward magazine – a fictional, speculative cultural magazine, set in 2030.
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It’s All About the Feelings…
Inspace 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomA creative research project led by Beverley Hood, an artist and Reader in Technological Embodiment & Creative Practice at the University of Edinburgh, featuring actor, Pauline Goldsmith. How does sentiment recognition technology actually work and how accurate is it? This performance will reveal how emotional AI databases actually work, behind the smoke and mirrors.
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AI in Banking: The Case for Customers
Auditorium, Business School, The University of Edinburgh 29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomHybrid EventA panel discussion with experts in banking and fintech who will examine the benefits and risks of using AI in financial services.
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Galvanised: Big Mind – Collective Behaviour and Collective Intelligence
Playfair Library Hall Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomVirtual EventThis Galvanised seminar addresses the opportunities that collective behaviour and collective intelligence may offer for addressing a wide range of social and political issues. In keeping with the dual science/arts theme of Galvanised, the seminar will be presented by a biological scientist and a social and political scientist.
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Technomoral Conversations: Technologically Mediated Intimacy
Inspace 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomHybrid EventTechnomoral Conversations is a “fireside chat” series organised by The Centre for Technomoral Futures. This event will focus on our relationships with machines, from robot pets and therapeutic companions to apps for dating and romance, to technologies embedded in our bodies.
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Speculative Forensics: Machine Learning and the Rise of Vocal Portraiture
Inspace 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomHybrid EventAs part of Adversarial Acoustics Unit Test (Martin Disley and Murad Khan) will screen their new short film, investigating the relationship between vocal forensics and machine learning through a mix of critical and speculative aesthetic practice.
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