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With so much buzz about AI at present, we invite blog post contributions which demystify key topics.

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Better Images of AI News: Archival Images of AI Playbook

New playbook released to enable creation of images of AI using free and open licence digital heritage collections from around the world *Archival Images of AI project enables the creation of meaningful and compelling images of AI *New playbook includes 38 pages of guidance and sources of free to use archive images  *Showcases methods and […]

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What did we learn from “Framing Deepfakes”?

Dr Patricia Gestoso and Medina Bakayeva This is a recap of ane event we hosted in July 2024. Watch the event recording here. In light of the malicious uses of deepfakes, governments have engaged in policy debate, media outlets have frantically reported on the issue, and academics explored the technological advancements of AI-generated media from […]

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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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Leaving AI explainers up to tech companies: What could go wrong?

Opinion: By Tania Duarte In the absence of any funded civil society or national school and adult initiatives in the UK, tech companies fill the vacuum. For instance, Snapchat.AI have an AI literacy guide and Google DeepMind have developed Experience AI. It can seem sensible to educators and policymakers to make use of free resources […]

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Five people and a dog are seen in outline in orange, against an orange background. Two of the people talk to each other, one stands along with her stick, one walks a dog, and the other is in a wheelchair. All of them look at their mobile phones intently, and all cast shadows on the ground. The shadows are made up of network diagrams, being representative rather than a literal shadow.

An AI-first economy may be unsustainable and undemocratic

Why preparing people needs to come first for our economy Opinion: by Ismael Kherroubi Garcia The UK government has consistently made the case in recent years for promoting innovation through the investment in, and development and deployment of, artificial intelligence (AI) research and systems. However, the government has not made any significant headway in filling […]

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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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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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Free online course “Living with AI” is back – tell your friends!

News: The second run of a five-week free course for anyone on AI starts on the 15th January 2023 We were delighted to work with The Scottish AI Alliance designing content for their course designed to give the general public of Scotland (and beyond!) an introduction to the world of AI. The course was to […]

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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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A brightly coloured illustration which can be viewed in any direction. It has many elements to it working together: men in suits around a table, someone in a data centre, big hands controlling the scenes and holding a phone, people in a production line. Motifs such as network diagrams and melting emojis are placed throughout the busy vignettes.

The human cost of automation bias 

Opinion: Why the Post Office and Fujitsu’s deliberate miscarriages of justice are not a scandal, but an outrage we must all share It has taken a TV series to bring widespread attention and police action to what has been described as the Post Office “Scandal” – in which innocent people were criminalised because of accounting […]

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CogX Festival 2021 – Our thoughts so far

“How do we get the next 10 years right?” This question, posed as the theme of CogX 2021’s hybrid festival, is certainly an intriguing one. Ten  years in tech is a long time, especially when we consider the speed of innovation during the pandemic.  We’ve written up our thoughts on Day 1 in case you […]

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We and AI Response to the Race and Ethnic Disparities Report 2021

We and AI, a UK non-profit, were one of the 325 organisations that submitted evidence to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which resulted in the Report published on the 31st March 2021. We are concerned about the soundness of the way evidence to the Commission has been evaluated, and the cogency of the […]

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