Just a few days left to book my @CODIfringe show Will AI Kill Creativity? at The Stand (Mon 12th Aug, 13:40)! I’ll be exploring what AI means for creative work, for creative and cultural experiences we consume, and for what it means to be creative! thestand.co.uk/fringe/2069/wi…

Exciting news! The Creative Informatics programme has generated a potential £78.5M for Scotland's economy! 🚀 445 jobs, 45 spin-outs, & 680+ trained in data tech. Kudos to the diverse & inclusive Edinburgh creative tech community! ddi.ac.uk/creative-progr… #DataDrivenInnovation

It's been an absolute honour to have directed Creative Informatics for the past couple of years, following chrisspeed: "it has safeguarded or created 445 jobs, supported the making of 45 spin-out companies and trained more than 680 people in data technology" ed.ac.uk/news/2024/crea…

I’ll be discussing Writing the Wrongs of AI at Edinburgh International Book Festival at 5.30pm today. Also don’t miss out on the product launch of our LEX-9000 automatic writing machine! More info: wwai.info/hvm/ #PATM

PAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ✊ AI RESISTANCE @ EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL 19TH AUG 6PM edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/w…

The @inspacegallery Edinburgh Festival Fringe cinema venue launched tonight with its first screening of The Outrun for this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival in partnership with Monkey Barrel Comedy Looking forward to more screenings daily across the week!

In our latest blog, melissa terras , Director of Creative Informatics and Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage at The University of Edinburgh reflects on the successes of Creative Informatics as their final report is published. sfc.ac.uk/building-a-cre…

Brilliant to have this post reflecting on Creative Informatics live on the Scottish Funding Council website! We could not be more appreciative for all of the support SFC gave us as one of our core funders for #creativeinformatics, alongside Arts and Humanities Research Council and DDI and then also Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

“Learning Curves,” our fourth event season is running from 7 October to 6 December 2024. For the first time, all events will be held at our restored building, which opened to the public in June 2024. Read about our 20 hybrid events & book your tickets! edin.ac/3Z0cih7

Bots and AI-generated responses can be a huge problem in online academic research. This new Creative Informatics paper (co-writtten with Louise Connelly, Nicola Osborne and melissa terras) offers practical suggestions for researchers. #CreativeInformatics zenodo.org/records/137818…

AI Can’t Write Symphonies and Neither Can You is a brand-new event from the Scottish AI Alliance and we’ve launched an open call for content.

📢 Call for artists to visualise the future of creative media. The CoSTAR Foresight Lab Goldsmiths, University of London is seeking visionary artists to collaborate with on speculative scenarios. Open all forms of creative visual arts ➡️ sites.gold.ac.uk/costarforesigh…

Upcoming event on Immersive Technologies! Head along to Inspace, or join in online, and explore how innovations in virtual production and immersive technologies are changing how we watch, play, interact and create. Free sign up: eventbrite.com/e/102036621180…

We're seeking a new Chair for the board (which I sit on) of The Space. Its a great organisation and lovely board - do have a look at the pack (peridotpartners.co.uk/jobs/chair-the…) and consider applying or passing to anyone who'd be brilliant for this. (I'm happy to have a chat if useful)

You can still register for the ekip Open Innovation Factory tomorrow Inspace and online. We'll be exploring the future of media, entertainment, and the creative industries with guests including LizRosenthal,Black Goblin and Dr Vicki Williams: eventbrite.com/e/102036621180…

How is Edinburgh shaping the future of creative innovation? We're proud to have been part of the CreativeTech Scotland Gathering over the past few years, alongside many of our Creative Informatics alumni. Explore more in this ready mag:

An amazing commission opportunity from BRAID! £10,000 to develop and showcase work Edinburgh Art Festival Inspace

✨ Open Call for Artists✨The CREA-TEC project is looking for artists to explore how AI technologies impact perceptions and values of authenticity. Three commissions available for public exhibition in Edinburgh in August 2025⏩ crea-tec.weebly.com/artist_commiss…

Applications for this exciting Open Call for Artists to create work exploring responsible AI closes this coming Monday the 2nd Dec! Click below for details We’re excited to be partnering with BRAID to present the outcomes at the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival Watch this space 👀

Job Klaxon! We're hiring at Design Informatics: Research Software Engineer (CoSTAR Foresight Lab). Grade 8, 0.6 FTE, 4 years. Supporting novel approaches to data analysis and sharing about creative industries R&D. Closes 15th Jan. Please share! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…