My latest article for the Conversation covers another controversial subject in AI - what does this mean for the future of humanity. Take a look and let me know what you think.
I was very pleased to speak at the annual meeting of Safe Sport International, focusing on how the media and new forms of media - artificial intelligence and social media - can play a more pivotal role in safeguarding in sports. There’s no way to access the session, but here are the headlines:
the scale of AI in sport is going to create an entirely new content creation / media landscape
There is a need for monitoring and supporting safeguarding training from accredited media at sports events
Citizens at events can be engaged positively to monitor and safeguard using their mobile devices.
I absolutely loved this new movie, taking theatre into Grand theft Auto. It’s a must see. here’s my review
What a massive event! incredible to have brought this to MediaCity, such a fantastic team effort. Here’s my session from the conference.
Great to speak with the amazing Dr Ghislaine Boddington for this BBC World documentary!
Delighted to take part in the KitPlus Show this year, discussing all things tech! Sadly, Emma Young from the BBC couldn’t make it but check out utu.be/A7WRRHm_fMc?si=APCLrTcKjeEa9D2dwhat they do!
What can we trust AI to do in Space and will it better our lives back on Earth?
This was the question we tried to answer for Manchester Science Festival this year! Here was the brief
Take a journey into the unknown with our expert panel and discover how AI could be applied to Space exploration.
Sit down with STEM champion, social entrepreneur and computer scientist, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, and the UK Space Agency's Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson OBE, as they discuss how their worlds collide in this interactive forum.
Joined by Professor Andy Miah PhD, Chair of Science Communication and Future Media at the University of Salford, our panel explores the endless opportunities of this evolving technology, from rover navigation, satellite design and lasering space junk, to the weather and television communications.
Is the future already here, or are we just talking science fiction?
It was a pleasure to speak at the first FoMM event in Manchester at the end of last month, giving a lightning talk on IMMERSIVE INTELLIGENCE. It was a fantastic event, very well organized and massive!
Over the last few months, Google has quietly rolled out NotebookLM, but it’s now going viral. It’s an AI platform, which will take text and turn it into a 2 person podcast.
I’ve launched a Spotify podcast using the platform, which you can subscribe to, but also here is one episode.
It was a pleasure to speak at the Pro-Manchester Creative Conference 2024 over at UA92, discussing how creative innovation is shaping Greater Manchester!
Just before leaving Paris, I visited a new exhibition dedicated to Paralympic history and now these Games are concluded, it’s a good time to reflect on how far we’ve come. Take a look
We had some very exciting news a couple of months ago, which is that the University of Salford will be the main education partner for the BEYOND Conference in November. You can discover more about it via this blog post I wrote for them recently, focusing on creativity at the Olympic Games.
There’s quite a lot to cover here, but in short, all of my posts can be found through Games Time News
I was delighted to be back at the Games after missing out on Beijing and Tokyo due to covid. I also have published a couple of articles in The Conversation
Following the success of Pari 2024, I dive into what’s on the horizon in this new article for The Conversation.
It was a pleasure to be back again at the SEG3 conference taking place in London, having the opportunity to discuss the future of technology with Herman Narula. We covered a lot of ground, but the one area that struck me most was the part of the discussion that focused on values and how a metaverse can be a place where new value systems around digital living can image. This seems crucial at a time when there is significant concern about data expolitation.
This year, I was really happy to be back at Sport Accord, speaking about all things technology. We covered artificial intelligence, immersive tech, and gaming to talk about the future of sport. You can find one of my talks acrhived on YouTube here
This year, I was delighted to host an event within ESF focused on the future of artificial intelligence, featuring Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor for the Financial Times.
It was my pleasure to co-host the University’s TEDx event again this year, such a remarkable number of people involved!
Interviewed on the Nigel Farage show on GB News, where I argued that it is a failure of our educational system that we are in this situation. The opportunity for learners to use powerful computers in the classrooms is something we desperately need to enable, but we’ve not managed to secure their use as educational tools.
What a fantastic week at The University of Salford. We had our The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures livestream event with great talks from Marieke Navin, Dr Helen Whitehead, and Dorien de Vries, each discussing how artificial intelligence is shaping their work.
We even managed to align that event with the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology inaugural conference, which brought students and staff from across the colleges and university together. I was delighted to give the keynote talk and proud to have so many of our colleagues supporting the event. It was fantastic to hear from Jo Purves, Claire Foreman, and GCHQ about all the exciting things that are happening.
Finally, we went up to the STEM Learning UK and met Séverine Trouillet FRSA and the incredible team to take part in the second of the The Royal Institution livestreams.
So many people helped to make all of these events happen, especially anthony stephens, Tina H-Mistry, Andre Davies, Maria Dickinson, Daniel Williamson.
We also launched our Salford 360 campaign, which brings together each of our schools to speak about key areas of interest. This month, we've focused on artificial intelligence and you can read
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One more week to go! Have a great weekend everyone!
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