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Exploring metaphors of AI: Visualisations, narratives and perception

Review of  “Exploring Metaphors of AI: Visualisations, Narratives and Perception”

A curated research session at the Hype Studies Conference, “(Don’t) Believe the Hype?!” 10-12 September 2025, Barcelona By Cinzia Pusceddu Better Images of AI and We and AI have been exploring the role of visual and narrative metaphors in shaping our understanding of AI. As part of this we invited some researchers who have been […]

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Screenshot of a research paper: Resisting, Refusing, Reclaiming, Reimagining: Charting Challenges to Narratives of AI Inevitability Authors: Tania Duarte *1 , Ismael Kherroubi Garcia 1,2 , Ramla Anshur 1,3 , Harriet Humfress 1,4 , Dylan Orchard 1,5 , Steph Wright 1 *Corresponding author contact: tania.duarte@weandai.org Affiliations: 1We and AI ror.org/021k7qh53; 2Kairoi; 3Royal College of Art; 4University of Oxford; 5Goldsmiths, University of London How to cite this paper: Duarte, T, Kherroubi Garcia, I, Anshur, R, Humfress, H, Orchard, D, Wright, S (2025) Resisting, Refusing, Reclaiming, Reimagining: Charting Challenges to Narratives of AI Inevitability, We and AI, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17343830 Abstract Increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is widely framed as inevitable; a destiny which cannot be avoided. In the context of AI, “inevitability” is often used to argue for the need to adopt AI solutions, or to adapt and prepare for speculative AI developments.

Resisting, refusing, reclaiming, reimagining AI

A new framework to challenge the inevitability of extractive AI By Tania Duarte At We and AI we have been working on several projects based around decoding and unpicking the AI hype narratives, framing, words and pictures that are used to legitimise AI which does not work for public good. One narrative we have found […]

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Three barriers to fostering critical AI literacies

We have been enjoying working with Professor Kathryn Conrad to define some key elements of critical AI literacy, including how it differs from AI and digital literacy, and why it is currently needed as an addition to AI literacy. There is a growing recognition of the need for ways of learning about AI that address […]

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The Ethical Implications of AI Hype: Examining the overinflation and misrepresentation of AI capabilities and performance. ONLINE WEBINAR Join to hear authors of the AI and Ethics Journal’s Topical Collection of 20 articles discuss and present their research. Learn about the landscape, mechanisms and manifestations of AI Hype from experts from a range of disciplines. MONDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 2024 12:00 - 16:30 UTC. REGISTER FREE bit.ly/3WQRdTD

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Free online webinar to explore research on the ethical implications of AI Hype, by We and AI on 23th Sep 2024 *** Explores the overinflation and misrepresentation of AI capabilities, featuring insights from over 30 experts across various disciplines.*** Examines AI hype’s impact on public discourse, policy, business, and more. **** Hosted by We and […]

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Birds migrating across the lake Lines of birds fly across a still lake with mountains in the background, with a blue wash. The composition is slightly representative of sheet music with the birds as notes

Are AI documentaries sonic playgrounds of hype?

Commentary: Dr Jenn Chubb  In a previous post on Better Images of AI blog, Dr Jenn Chubb and Dr Liam Maloney described the ways in which the sonic framing of AI in narratives affects the public understanding of science. Building on her recent research about the role of music and sound in AI documentaries, Jenn […]

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Photo of some handwritten text which says: "Tess blog …into their image. We pray too for film makers who work in such a powerful industry. Please raise up those who can make a difference for the good."

An Opportunity for Public Education and Understanding:

Exploring the Filmmaker’s Role in the Perception and Reception of AI Opinion: By Tess Buckley I went to church in Cambridge last month to visit a distant relative who lectures as a theologian and philosopher. Although not religious, I was curious about what the church service would entail. During the service, a prayer was delivered […]

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Photo of a mock news paper cover: The World News, headline THE SKY IS FALLING

AI News Narrative: Headlines Shape Knowledge

Opinion: By Tess Buckley My Grandpa (or, as I called him, Boppy) used to read the paper every morning. I remember eating my eggs in silence with him and squinting, trying my best to catch whatever was on the other side of his reading. He shook the papers before flipping to the next side as […]

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