Artificial Intelligence in culture and heritage

What’s on offer?

Join the researchers and our creative partner, yello brick, for a workshop to explore how afterlives are created. Participants will be invited to create and discuss synthetic afterlives, and explore the ethical challenges they raise. 

Participants will leave with a better understanding of the issues around algorithmic afterlives, as well as tools and contacts within the creative and cultural sectors to help navigate these innovative developments responsibly.      

What’s it about?

Recent advances in deep learning technologies enable digital data to be changed or manipulated to create new kinds of ‘afterlife’ – such as ‘holographic’ resurrections of celebrities, deepfake historical figures, and animated archive photos. 

Research by the School of Journalism and Culture alongside Kings College London, explores the use these automated and algorithmic processes, and the ethical challenges they present.

This event forms part Cardiff University’s free events programme for the Festival of Social Science made possible thanks to funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Who’s leading the event?

Researchers from Cardiff University (School of Journalism and Culture) alongside Kings College London

Open to

Adults

Of particular interest to

Creative/cultural heritage practitioners and policymakers.

Event booking deadline