Engagement activities
The Last Human Voice podcast, Feb 2024
We joined the hosts of the Last Human Voice podcast to talk about the research. The podcast is hosted by two voice artists, Annette Rizzo and Marcus Hutton, and Dr Mathilde Pavis, an expert in intellectual property law, ethics and new technologies. In the podcast they explore the professional, legal and ethical issues in Artificial Intelligence in the creative sectors and performance synthesis.
Festival of Social Sciences, London, Nov 2024
Eva and Jenny joined our Creative Partner Mark Stuart-Smith on a panel to discuss Black Box and 'digital necromancy'. The artwork, a response to the themes of the Synthetic Pasts project, explores the effects of authenticity on how we interact with images. It was installed in the University's Curiosity Cabinet from September 2024 to January 2025.
Festival of Social Sciences, Cardiff, Nov 2024
Bethan, Jenny, Eva and our Creative Partner Alison John hosted a workshop for local creative and cultural professionals interested in uses of AI in culture and heritage.
Presentations | Workshops
​Digital Death:Transforming History, Rituals and Afterlife conference, The 7th International Symposium of the Death Online Research Network (DORS#7), 2024, University of Helsinki.
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Inference: Critical Approaches to Visual generative AI, 2024, University of Sheffield.
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Digital Humanities and AI, 2024, University of Reading.
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Association of Critical Heritage Studies conference, 2024, University of Galway.
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Research seminar, 2024, Essex University.
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Bridging Sociological Studies in the Digital Age, 2024, King's College London.
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Memory Studies Association conference, 2023, Newcastle University.