BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//BRAID UK - ECPv6.14.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://braiduk.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BRAID UK
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20260101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260129T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260129T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T220128
CREATED:20260108T144625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T134644Z
UID:3930-1769704200-1769715000@braiduk.org
SUMMARY:Felicity Hammond: END-OF-LIFE-SERVICE
DESCRIPTION:Stills\, in collaboration with BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) and Inspace\, will be hosting this experimental and playful event in the form of a funeral procession and an early evening wake where you are encouraged to explore the challenges of AI\, and to create and share your eulogies to it. \nThe event marks both the declared end-of-life of Artificial Intelligence and the final month of Stills’ current exhibition Felicity Hammond – V4: Repository – the final iteration of the artist’s Variations series\, commissioned through the Ampersand/Photoworks fellowship.
URL:https://braiduk.org/event/felicity-hammond-end-of-life-service
LOCATION:Inspace\, Inspace\, 1 Crichton Street\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9AB\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9AB\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://braiduk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2.-Felicity-Hammond-–-V4-Repository-Stills-Centre-for-Photography-2025-1-1536x1036-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260211T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260211T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T220128
CREATED:20260108T150235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T150406Z
UID:3934-1770832800-1770838200@braiduk.org
SUMMARY:Technomoral Conversation: What’s the Story with AI? Exploring AI Narratives
DESCRIPTION:Join the latest event in the Technomoral Conversations series: What’s the Story with AI? Exploring AI Narratives and Counter-Narratives. Hear insights on the dominant narratives around AI and what alternative stories can and are being told about AI and its place in our futures. \nThe Technomoral Conversations series brings together leaders\, creators and innovators from academia\, technology\, business and the third sector in a ‘fireside chat’ format to discuss futures that are worth wanting. \nDuring this fireside chat\, we will hear critical insights from experts across academia and industry on the dominant narratives surrounding AI\, and what alternative stories can be and are being told about AI and its place in our futures. \nChaired by Dr Alex Taylor (University of Edinburgh)\, this Technomoral Conversation will feature Dr Abeba Birhane (Trinity College Dublin)\, Professor Louise Amoore (Durham University)\, and John Thornhill (Financial Times). \nThis event is a collaboration between the Centre for Technomoral Futures\, the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) Programme and the Edinburgh Futures Institute. \nPlease note this is a hybrid event. \nThis event will be live-captioned. If you would like to attend with BSL interpreters\, please let us know by contacting the event organisers at ctmf@ed.ac.uk \nImportant notice: This event will be photographed/recorded\, and images may be used for future marketing\, promotional or archive purposes. If you would prefer not to be photographed\, please let organisers know at the event.
URL:https://braiduk.org/event/technomoral-conversation-whats-the-story-with-ai-exploring-ai-narratives
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institute\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://braiduk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Technomoral-Conversation-Whats-the-Story-with-AI-Exploring-AI-Narratives-and-Counter-Narratives-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260220T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T220128
CREATED:20260113T134221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T134221Z
UID:3952-1771596000-1771603200@braiduk.org
SUMMARY:Authenticity & AI
DESCRIPTION:Authenticity & AI: Does the origin story of your work still matter? A workshop for musicians and music researchers exploring new questions around origins and originality in the era of ubiquitous machine-made music. \nAbout \nThe rise of AI in music is forcing us to confront the very nature of authenticity. What makes your music ‘yours’ when a machine can generate sounds that are\, on the face of it\, indistinguishable from a human creator? \nRecent developments in the area of Artificial Intelligence and music have brought a new focus on copyrights\, process\, technique and sonic identity. Alongside the rich possibilities for creative musical practices are new questions for creators and audiences. What do creators now need to share of their processes to explain the origins of their ideas and sounds? What do they feel is important for audiences to know about the provenance of their work? What do audiences want to know? How much should broadcasters disclose? What do composers/singer songwriters need to know about the origins of the materials they might be using in their work? How much is too much information? \nDo you feel AI places your creative identity at risk? Do you feel the authenticity of your work or process challenged? Will you divulge aspects of your practice which\, before the advent of AI\,you kept hidden?  Do you feel equipped to defend yourself against the threats you perceive? Or are these threats at all? \nIf you are a composer\, performer\, producer\, promoter\, record label\, youth worker\, community musician\, music student\, researcher\, audio software developer\, established creator or just starting out in the field\, we want to meet you in Edinburgh between 2 and 4pm on 20 February to talk about these issues and other challenges and opportunities in front of your creative practices and cultural contributions. \nFollowing the workshop\, there will be a panel discussion with positions offered from leading practitioners in the field of AI and music\, running 4:30-5:30pm. \nTo register interest in attending this event Please sign up here. \nPlease note that space is limited\, and participation will be allocated based on the order of registration and the information provided in the sign-up form\, to ensure that the event brings together attendees with a strong connection to the themes under discussion.  We are expecting dynamic and discursive contributions from participants. Refreshments will be provided and we can offer £10 in vouchers to help offset travel costs. \nThe workshop is part of the “Embracing the Complexities of Authenticity” project\, supported by the Bridging Responsible AI Divides Programme\, with funds received from the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council. The workshop is hosted by the Edinburgh chapter of the UNESCO Week of Sound. \nYou will be asked to sign a participant consent form at the start of the workshop\, please email cmoruzzi@ed.ac.uk if you would like to receive the form via email in advance.
URL:https://braiduk.org/event/authenticity-ai
LOCATION:Edinburgh College of Art\, 74 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9DF
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260324T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260324T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T220128
CREATED:20260303T111152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T111939Z
UID:4117-1774360800-1774368000@braiduk.org
SUMMARY:Authenticity & AI in Moving Image
DESCRIPTION:The rise of AI in video and film is forcing us to confront the very nature of authenticity. What makes your moving image ‘yours’ when a machine can generate videos that are\, on the face of it\, indistinguishable from a human creator? \nThe rise of AI in video and film is forcing us to confront the very nature of authenticity. What makes your moving image ‘yours’ when a machine can generate videos that are\, on the face of it\, indistinguishable from a human creator? \nRecent developments in the area of Artificial Intelligence and media have brought a new focus on copyrights\, process\, technique and visual identity. Alongside the rich possibilities for new creative practices with video there are new questions for creators and audiences. What do creators now need to share of their processes to explain the origins of their ideas and the videos and films they make? What do they feel is important for audiences to know about the provenance of their work? What do audiences want to know? How much should broadcasters disclose? What do videographers/ editors/ producers need to know about the origins of the materials they might be using in their work? How much is too much information? \nDo you feel AI places your creative identity at risk? Do you feel the authenticity of your work or process challenged? Will you divulge aspects of your practice which\, before the advent of AI\, you kept hidden?  Do you feel equipped to defend yourself against the threats you perceive? Or are these threats at all? \nIf you are a videographer\, film maker\, editor\, director\, producer\, video artist\, media student\, media technologist\, researcher\, established creator or just starting out in the field\, we want to meet you in London between 2 and 4pm on 24 March to talk about these issues and other challenges and opportunities in front of your creative practices and cultural contributions. \nFollowing the workshop\, there will be a panel discussion with positions offered from leading practitioners in the field of AI and video. \nParticipation\nRegistration will close on March 16 at 5pm. Please note that space is limited\, and participation will be allocated based on the order of registration and the information provided in the sign-up form\, to ensure that the event brings together attendees with a strong connection to the themes under discussion.  We are expecting dynamic and discursive contributions from participants. Refreshments will be provided and we can offer £10 in vouchers to help offset travel costs. \nYou will be asked to sign a participant consent form at the start of the workshop\, please email cmoruzzi@ed.ac.uk if you would like to receive the form via email in advance. \nImage credit:\nElise Racine / Static / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0
URL:https://braiduk.org/event/authenticity-ai-moving-image
LOCATION:University of the Arts London\, 272 High Holborn\, London\, WC1V 7EY\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://braiduk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EliseRacine-Static-2560x1269-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260415T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T220128
CREATED:20260303T113349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T114147Z
UID:4125-1776277800-1776281400@braiduk.org
SUMMARY:Truth\, Trust and Trickery in the AI Age
DESCRIPTION:Can you seek out what’s true in today’s tsunami of AI slop? Generative AI is prompting an information crisis as fakes and fiction flood social media and chatbot hallucinations pollute our news streams. We’ll help you navigate this new frontier of video\, image and language generation. In our interactive workshop you’ll learn from the BBC Blue Room about the latest tools and techniques and tackle dilemmas as a journalist in our pop-up newsroom. \nPresented by BRAID\, BBC R&D\, and The University of Edinburgh as part of Edinburgh Science Festival. \nImage credit: \nRose Willis & Kathryn Conrad / A Rising Tide Lifts All Bots / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0
URL:https://braiduk.org/event/truth-trust-and-trickery
LOCATION:The Bayes Centre\, The University of Edinburgh 47 Potterrow\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9BT\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://braiduk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RoseWillis-KathrynConradARising-Tide-Lifts-All-Bots-1280x852-1.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR