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From George Orwell to extra-terrestrial terrain, culture-seekers at this year’s Edinburgh Festival and Fringe will have the chance to see how Scotland’s creative community is harnessing data and AI to produce thought-provoking multimedia experiences.

For three days in June, a diverse group of students, staff and external organisations gathered to take part in an experimental workshop, exploring new ideas around our relationship with technology.

The fragile climate, the objectification of female twins and the meaning of life itself are some of the issues students are grappling with in a new exhibition.

EFI has awarded nine projects funding to support interdisciplinary research issues sincluding fuel poverty, emergency services and tech company influence.

Edinburgh Futures Institute is to host an artist working with artificial intelligence as part of a new project linking emerging technologies with the city’s festivals.

Global investment firm Baillie Gifford has pledged £5m to support research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and artificial intelligence.

A conference exploring current and future issues facing finance and society is now open for registration.

University students travelled to India this summer to unpick the threads that form the country’s $200bn textile industry.

A leading thinker and political commentator on democracy in South Africa is to speak as part of the University’s Future Lecture Series.

An expert in artificial intelligence will explore the impact of technology replacing jobs and services at the next Futures lecture.

The Centre for Future Infrastructure (CFI) – a multidisciplinary research network led by the University – is associated with a successful bid to improve future scenario planning. The network, which is part of the Edinburgh Futures …