
Dr Niall Curry appointed as a UKRI Metascience AI Fellow
Dr Niall Curry, Co-Lead of the Manchester Centre for Research in Linguistics appointed as a UKRI Metascience AI Fellow
Dr Niall Curry, Co-Lead of the Manchester Centre for Research in Linguistics appointed as a UKRI Metascience AI Fellow
This exciting and timely initiative addresses the recent advancements in visual generative AI which allow anyone to create highly realistic deepfakes, leading to misinformation and personal and social harms, and cementing stereotypes and representational biases. Led by Adi Kuntsman and Jessica Elias from DISC (Digital Society Research Group), in collaboration with the AI Artist and researcher, Dr Sam Martin, the project explores these issues in dialogue with national and international experts in digital literacy, misinformation and technological challenges, and shares AI literacy tools with local communities across Manchester and beyond.
In collaboration with AI Artist and researcher, the project explores misinformation and technological challenges, and shares AI literacy tools
Storytellers + Machines 2024 is a two-day transdisciplinary conference on creative AI at the School of Digital Arts (SODA), championing the contributions of artists, creative practitioners and technologists, alongside other voices from academia, industry and cultural sectors in the lively and contested creative AI space.