A workshop exploring the creation of digital afterlives in cultural contexts.
Recent advances in deep learning technologies enable digital data to be changed or manipulated to create new kinds of ‘afterlife’ – such as ‘holographic’ resurrections of celebrities, deepfake historical figures, and animated archive photos.
Research by the School of Journalism and Culture alongside Kings College London, explores the use these automated and algorithmic processes, and the ethical challenges they present.
Join the researchers and our creative partner, yello brick, for a workshop to explore how afterlives are created. Participants will be invited to create and discuss synthetic afterlives, and explore the ethical challenges they raise.
Participants will leave with a better understanding of the issues around algorithmic afterlives, as well as tools and contacts within the creative and cultural sectors to help navigate these innovative developments responsibly.
This event is open to all but will be of particular interest to Creative/cultural/heritage practitioners and policymakers.
This event forms part Cardiff University’s free events programme for the Festival of Social Science made possible thanks to funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
