A few weeks ago, I chaired a panel convened by @dacs.org.uk at @britishlibrary.bsky.social for #AIFringe event discussing the wider challenges of #GenAI to creative work, and what responses should be, with excellent contributions from @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE_2...
From convening a panel at the AI Fringe, to giving artists a voice in Westminster, February was a busy month advocating for artists' rights.
Read more about what we've been up to: www.dacs.org.uk/news-events/...
#DACS #AIconsultation #Copyright #AI #GenerativeAI #CreativeIndustries #aifringe
With @ifow.org, we discussed the challenges and opportunities of #GenerativeAI at the recent 2025 #AIFringe at the @britishlibrary. Watch the recording:
https://bit.ly/4k7TV1K
@thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social, Victoria Ivanova, Suhair Khan, Reema Selhi, @kesterbrewin.com
I spent most of yesterday at the #aifringe and have spent a lot of time in similar spaces of late.
I am struck by how calm and polite everyone is. I am finding the pace of technology change, policy development, education, trust and safety, opportunities and fears a bit too bracing to be calm.
French ambassador Helene Duchene speaking on stage at the AI fringe event, in a conference room lit with blue lights.
Panel discussion at the AI Fringe event with six participants seated on stage in front of a large screen displaying charts.
Today, Academy representatives are at the #AIFringe event in London, where they are discussing how to design, build, and use sustainable AI.
Find out more about sustainability issues surrounding AI in our new report: nepc.raeng.org.uk/sustainable-ai
Remember to keep an eye out for the video of this discussion at #aifringe“ “Creative work is the canary in the #ai” - @kesterbrewin.com
Thanks to our brilliant panel and Chair with @ifowa.bsky.social at the #aifringe. @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social, Victoria Ivanova @serpentineuk.bsky.social, @kesterbrewin.com, Reema Selhi DACS & Suhair Khan open-ended. #creativity #creatives
A recording will be available soon. Stay tuned!
“Government needs a better understanding of the creative ecosystem, how people make work, how they contribute to wider networks –not just economically.“ Reema Selhi, Head of Policy,DACS at our panel discussion on supporting creative futures #aifringe @britishlibrary.bsky.social w @ifowa.bsky.social
“In my fantasy world, AI frees us to value, and economically value, those activities best done by humans: caring, being creative, using your imagination”. Thanks to @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social for discussing how we can support creative futures in arts, culture and AI today at the #AIFringe
Delighted to open #AIFringe at @britishlibrary.bsky.social this morning, in parallel with #AIActionSummit in #Paris.
It's a historic moment and the first time that so many countries, tech companies and experts from all over the world engage on the potential of this transformative technology.
💡How can the social sciences and humanities facilitate #AI in the #PublicInterest? I’m chairing a fascinating @BritishAcademy_ debate today
🗣️w @katemiltner @action_ai #SarahGold #ShalomLappin
⏲️Join us at 4pm at British Library Knowledge Centre #AIFringe #AIActionSummit2025
The AI Fringe is back in February 2025 and we're delighted to be a partner. Join us and a whole host of other great speakers. Sign up now!
#AI #AIFringe
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I enjoyed this. But this was more about AI in general and not really about storytelling and the impact on storytelling of AI. This is a common problem. We don't stick to the business in hand. STORYTELLING. (Or writing as we used to call it) #ai_storytelling #aifringe
i'm none the wiser about how to proceed as a writer interested in telling stories using ai... :( #ai_storytelling #aifringe
Yasmin again - so good - talking about how we have to accept we have shifting and context sensitive opinions - so it'snot good AI to fix you as 'what you're like'. she's also talking about mechanical turk services where people get paid badly to identify images with text. #ai_storytelling #aifringe
Mick: does anyone think there should be a UK censor for AI content?! Everyone should put be their own values in AI. Inequality isn't to be solved by AI. #ai_storytelling #aifringe
Maria - you just need to be very clear about what you're afraid of in terms of in terms of exclusion, prejudice etc. (always thus in tech storytelling) #ai_storytelling #aifringe
Ah man I am liking Yasmine so much. she actually wants everyone to go under the radar who are treated like they're they're under the radar. So AI recognises inequality (i hope im representing that right - but it's a fab idea) #ai_storytelling #aifringe
I'm a bit sad that we're talking about how to get govt interested in art/storytelling by talking about economic import, creative industries dev and data etc etc - so macro arguments that artists get to grips with in order to get any support. I get this is how it goes. #ai_storytelling #aifringe
tbh we're not talking very much about storytelling :( #ai_storytelling #aifringe
Didn't take long to talk about climate. Is AI an enemy of any kind of mature approach to the climate emergency? Yasmine is talking about a fetishing of technology for a small elite rather than how it it could impact EVERYONE. Also the energy it take to run AI... #ai_storytelling #aifringe
They're now talking about trust. Guy says the horse may have already bolted. People do already trust bots - they like chatting with fake friends. Big tech companies are already training on other people's IP (allegedly) #ai_storytelling #aifringe
Maria: creators are always going to confront constraints and how to break through them to get at what you want to say - AI is no different in that regard. #ai_storytelling #aifringe
1st audience member is in the fishbowl! (sorry no name). Conversation steered towards about how ingenious humans are. Mick points out how AI without personal human intervention tends to the 'average'. Yasmine talks about the inspiring hacks that show how playful AI can be. #ai_storytelling #aifringe
"art is not a problem to be solved by AI" Guy Gadney #ai_storytelling #aifringe
Yasmine immediately opening up a great theme and conversation about AI can and should be accessible to all different communities and cultures #ai_storytelling #aifringe
Maria Than says: " I like to use AI like a mega-hammer". You use it at the pain points between what you're great at and what you suck at. #ai_storytelling #aifringe
It's actually rather lovely that their mics have borked and they're now using a big old mic cube that they need to pass around. It makes physical the passing of voice, not a bad thing. #ai_storytelling #aifringe
I'm going to use #ai_storytelling and #aifringe
✨ Delighted to have joined this panel yesterday to talk about AI trust, AI ethics and AI inclusion in #Scotland
#ScottishAI #AIFringe #DataFestFringe #artificialintelligencetechnology @jenanglaw twitter.com/Scottish_AI/status/17194...
