This event brings together experts from across a range of disciplines who work on visual culture and AI - from art to facial recognition systems - to explore its opportunities and challenges. How do we live well with AI and the visual? And how do we address its systemic inequalities around race, gender and ethnicity?

The event schedule is:

12.00 – 13.00: Lunch and networking

13.00 – 13.10: Welcome from Fay Bound Alberti, Centre for Technology and the Body

13.10 – 13.40: Talk from Nicola Bozzi, Department of Digital Humanities

13.40 – 14.10: Talk from Eleanor Crook, artist

14.10 – 14.40: Talk from Harry Farmer and Kruakae Pothong, Ada Lovelace Foundation

14.40 – 15.00: Talk from Vita Peacock, Department of Digital Humanities

15.00 – 15.10: Response by Steve Connor, Digital Futures Institute

15.10 – 16.00: Roundtable discussion

Speakers include:

• Eleanor Crook, artist.
• Nicola Bozzi, Lecturer in Digital Innovation Management, Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London.
• Vita Peacock, Research Associate, Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London.
• Harry Farmer and Kruakae Pothong, Ada Lovelace Foundation.
• Fay Bound Alberti, Professor in Modern History, Department of History, and Director, Centre for Technology and the Body, King's College London
• Steven Connor, Professor of Living well with technology and Director of Research, Digital Futures Institute

This event is in-person only. Please register on Eventbrite.

This event is part of the King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence, running from Wednesday 24 to Sunday 28 May 2023, which brings together speakers, exhibits, performances, demos and screenings in an exciting programme of events. Take a look at the other events here.

This event is being hosted by the Digital Futures Institute’s  Centre for Technology and the Body.

Festival event times may be subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to registrants via Eventbrite emails.

Please note, King's events are free, which means we routinely overbook to allow for no-shows and avoid empty seats. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive in good time to avoid disappointment. We will not be able to admit those without tickets or latecomers.