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Celebrating Community, Curiosity, and Collective Change Rameez Raja is a data analytics engineer, storyteller, currently pursuing an MSc in AI at the University of Bath. He is also an active We and AI volunteer, and shares this perspective on the first five years of non-profit organisation We and AI. Last month, I had the privilege […]

With the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and image generators, deepfakes have become more convincing and widespread. Anyone with access to a computer can replace a person’s face on-screen with another’s, or create a convincing impression of a person’s voice using speech synthesis. While these technologies may have creative and educational uses, they […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]