As part of the Festival of Data Science and AI, we will host a workshop on 28th October from 9:00-12:30 in the Advanced Research Centre. Registrations is now closed due to reaching full capacity.
This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners to explore uses of artificial intelligence in interactive worlds (including games, metaverse environments, fiction and other applications). More widespread use of AI in these settings portends major change for creative industries, users and society. For example, AI technologies enable fans to more deeply explore the stories they already love, but with challenges for intellectual property rights holders. Safety, data protection and other regulatory issues similarly arise. Virtual worlds populated by AI agents blur the line between human and non-human in new ways, introducing concerns about authenticity and manipulation. The way that virtual world designers incorporate AI technologies will impact how fans and the public experience and understand this emerging technology. The second half of the workshop will be used to share current research and explore future topics for collaboration.
Character powered by an AI model in ‘Cyberpunk Noodle Bar’, developed by Kris Erickson and Felix Perez in CREATe
Programme:
9am – 9:30 Demonstration of Stranger Things Text Adventure – Prof Kristofer Erickson (CREATe Centre, University of Glasgow)
9:30 – 10:00 Discussion on Copyright and AI in interactive worlds
10:00 – 10:30 Demonstration of ‘Cyberpunk Noodle Bar’ – Felix Rodriguez Perez (CREATe Centre, University of Glasgow)
10:30 – 11:00 Discussion on agent-based simulation in creative applications
11:00 – 11:15 BREAK
11:15 – 12:30 Research showcase and agenda-setting for future collaborations (all invited participants)
12:30 Close of workshop
Please note that there are other events happening in CREATe that week. There will be an Inaugural Public Lecture on ‘Copyright as Infrastructure in the Age of AI’ by Monica Westin on the evening of 28 October, and a CREATe workshop event on AI and Regulation in the afternoon of 29 October.