Model Machines

Exploring AI Futures Through Art and Design

Overview

It can be difficult to imagine what a world with AI deeply embedded in society might look and feel like. Yet these future visions are an integral part of establishing safeguards and building public trust, as well as designing policies that can adapt to possible future uses of AI.

So what might a world with AI look and feel like and how might AI benefit humanity? With these questions in mind, Google DeepMind worked with UAL: Central Saint Martins to design an experiential public exhibition entitled Model Machines. In partnership with our researchers, students on the MA Material Futures programme – a course exploring the intersection of science, technology and design – had nine weeks to research and design a future AI concept of their choosing and to build an experiential prototype.

Photo by: Maël Hénaff, Projects by: Scarlett Mercer, Yu Watanabe, Eimear Brennan and Hope Davies

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