News stories or press releases about AI are typically illustrated with stock photos of shiny gendered robots, glowing blue brains or the Terminator. We think this is harmful; it sets unrealistic expectations, it hinders wider understanding of the technology and potentially sows fear. Ultimately this affects public understanding and critical discourse around this increasingly influential technology.
We think there could be better, less clichéd, more accurate and more representative images and media for this technology.
In this workshop we will explore and generate some alternatives and maybe, ultimately, change these perceptions. There will be discussion, exploration of useful metaphors, collaborative whiteboards, and maybe some sketching.
No specialist knowledge is needed, just thoughts and opinions on how AI works and is communicated. After you have signed up to the session you could try to find a couple of good and bad images of AI to bring along with you.
We think the workshop format that we have designed should work with most numbers of participants. We are experienced facilitators who can encourage discussions and participation, and manage groups. If the group is large then we will use breakout rooms and additional facilitators to help discussion and participation.
We're hoping that many efforts and discussions will continue after Mozfest. Share any ideas you already have for how to continue the work from your session.:We are working on this project already, aiming to create an openly licenced library of stock photos for AI. Through this session we hope to find ideas, inspiration and collaborators to work with.
Tristan works at BBC R&D where he tries to invent the future of media and the internet. He thinks great things come from creatively combining technology and design.
