Bristol AI Ethics - October 2026 - AI and what makes us a human?

October 2026 Come and join us for an evening of talks and discussions around the Ethical (or lack thereof) use of Artificial Intelligence 🤖 The evening will be: - 6pm: arrival and networking - 6:30pm: Monthly News Roundup - 6:50pm: Main Talk - Jeremy Newman\, Selwood Research - "AI and What Makes Us a Human?" Generative AI can create highly convincing (sometimes indistinguishable) images, videos, and audio that depict real people without their knowledge or consent. How do we know whether people are who they say they are? Are they even a person at all? The ramifications go beyond online harms, cryptocrime, ID fraud and fake news. How and where we draw the line between humans on one side and machines on the other has become one of the greatest challenges of our time. So, as we approach 'reality collapse', what's our move? What will it take to maintain human agency over our machines? - 7:20pm: Q&A \+ Discussion - 7:35pm: Grab a drink - 7:50pm: Positive Actions The evening will wrap up by 8pm, and there is the option for more discussions and networking until we have to vacate the building by 8:30pm 🙌🏻 Venue The w3w for Torchbox is: https://what3words.com/parade.rear.gosh There is a short ramp up to the front door. Press the buzzer for Torchbox to be let in. Then take the lift or stairs up to the 3rd Floor.