Creativity and AI: Friend or foe?

NEW DATE: 20 February 2025, 19.00-20.30
Pigott Theatre at the Britsh Library

The emergence of generative AI has put the spotlight on the relationship between human creativity and AI. Generative AI technology uses text, visual or audio output, mostly created by humans over time, to generate new content, sometimes similar to the source content that was used in AI training.  There is a regular stream of claims and, ever more frequently, of legal action alleging that AI companies disregard copyright and rights of content creators. In addition, AI is disrupting business models in creative industries, many question the quality of AI generated creative output, and there is regular speculation if AI will replace or augment human creativity.

Join us in this discussion looking how AI is affecting different areas of human creativity - from writing to music making, and ultimately how we wish our creative lives to relate to AI.

This timely debate takes time as the UK government is consulting on how we can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together. Join our panel of experts for this timely event looking at the issues at the centre of this debate.

Chaired by Timandra Harkness, this is the first in a series of AI debates bringing together experts from different fields to debate issues spotlit by AI developments.