Omnibus Theatre’s AI Festival today unveils a series of wraparound events to compliment the previously announced state-of-the-art headline programme. AI Festival is an urgent response to the cultural conversation surrounding the benefits and dangers of rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence and this additional activity aims to encourage audiences to join the discussion.
Opening the festival is Artificially Directing Intelligence: Making work using AI generated text workshop on Monday 26 June, followed by a panel discussion led by Professor Frederic Fol Leymarie on AI and the Creative Process. Acclaimed improvisation group Improbotics will also host an Artificial Intelligence Improvisation Workshop, and a free exhibition by multimedia artist Massimo Magee will run alongside programming for the entire festival from 26 June – 9 July.
Paloma Jacob-Duvernet, curator of AI Festival said today, “This extra activity happening during the festival is an invitation to push the boundaries of imagination and storytelling as a creative community. The idea of dialogue with the machine will also be present in a vibrant audiovisual digital art exhibition by the artist Massimo Magee. Let the curtains rise on this thrilling two weeks of art, science, and technology.”
