A great example of STEAM in action, with creativity and science combining to take on one of the biggest technological stories of the moment at AI: More than Human. It’s rare to have this kind of widespread access to AI; inviting people to experience it for themselves rather than read about far off labs and…
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We’re really interested in making connections between art and science to help us understand our world. Memo Akten‘s video links our shared ideas on universal concepts by showing how an algorithm would make sense of them. The result is that we see our interpretations in an entirely new yet recognisable way. An unusually inventive instance…
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We read a lot about machines “taking over“, but what’s behind this fear, could it be a lack of trust? We believe in the power of empathy to foster bonds, and it seems a university team in the US is taking this thinking digital. For us it is an important way in which creative thinking…
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With the many advances in AI technology, we’re asking ‘can a computer be creative’, and so more broadly, what is creativity? While we worry about retaining true creativity and ownership, it might not be the point. This podcast looks at how we create and problem solve. Ultimately, the important thing is that we’re thinking about…
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We recently brought you news of a new text generator that’s causing a stir in the tech world because of the understandable caution around AI. However, it’s important to remember the potential, and more than that, fun, that innovation can bring. Here, Rhodri Davies of the Charities Aid Foundation plays with AI to prove that…
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The conversation around the future of work is often about the inevitability of its dominance, but what if we could make working work for us? New ideas, explored here by Will Stronge of Autonomy, a think tank for the future of work, are emerging about the implications of a shorter working week. More space to think,…
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This news from The Guardian shows the potential for AI learning and the importance of managing this powerful and sometimes runaway technology. Taking in massive data sets, far more than a human has time to absorb or could retain, this text generator can then actually creatively simulate. What’s interesting about this story is the recognition…
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It might sound like the old ‘rise of the machines’ argument, but this article goes one further. Focusing on the AI art of Mario Klingemann, we get a chance to explore how we feel about AI as (the true?) creative. Is the idea of machines having an imagination exciting, unjust, irrelevant or merely inevitable? Perhaps…
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Alan Turing‘s question, posed at the dawn of computing, shows that we have a way to go with AI. In this lecture from a series by Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research lab, Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology and an iOi Champion, discusses new ideas about a child’s mind and how to optimise AI learning. She asserts…
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While there’s still a lot of work to do, this is some great news about innovation in the area of communication. Finding a way for computers to understand brain waves and help those who have lost the power of speech due to accident or illness will be invaluable. No one should lose the ability to…
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