artificial intelligence
Peer review and AI: what will this mean for best practice?
Can language models like ChatGPT use words meaningfully?
Language models like ChatGPT force us to consider what we are prepared to treat as meaningful language users. For World Philosophy Day 2023, Jumbly Grindrod explores the importance of the…Read More >
What is AI art? An interview with Eleanor Crook
In the Company of Monsters: New Visions, Ancient Myths is a new exhibition at Reading Museum featuring works by Eleanor Crook, Paul Reid, and Michael Ayrton. The exhibition is co-curated…Read More >
Actors are really worried about the use of AI by movie studios – they may have a point
Film and television actors in the US came out on strike on July 14, causing Hollywood productions to shut down. The action has also had an impact on US films shooting in…Read More >
Deep Fake Neighbour Wars: ITV’s comedy shows how AI can transform popular culture
ITVX’s Deep Fake Neighbour Wars is the breakthrough in television’s use of artificial intelligence that experts in the cultural use of deepfakes like myself have been waiting for. In this six-part series,…Read More >
Deepfakes are being used for good – here’s how
In the second season of BBC mystery thriller The Capture, deepfakes threaten the future of democracy and UK national security. In a dystopia set in present day London, hackers use AI…Read More >
Breaking the ice: The power of networks
Gone are the days when an awkward chat over a few sandwiches and a cup of tea at a conference was all that networking had to offer. Today, the real…Read More >
New research network to explore future blood testing solutions
There is an extremely high demand for laboratory-based blood tests from community settings in the UK and analysis suggests an important role in the future for remote blood monitoring that…Read More >
How will technology shape the future of humanity?
What will the future of humanity look like? Ahead of tonight’s Albert Wolters annual lecture on consciousness, autonomy and responsibility by philosopher Daniel Dennett, we asked five Reading academics what…Read More >