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Machine Whispers: Reading – Writing – Robots

Explore the futuristic world of AI reading and writing at this playful interactive exhibition. Use the power of poetry to confuse and befuddle our translation machine, become a best-selling author with LEX, our cheeky writing robot, or discover the cheapest poem in the world. Uncover the glitches behind AI’s glamour! Meet the artists at a special launch event, click the button for more details.

 

Machine Whispers was created by Design Informatics alumna Dr Pip Thornton, a BRAID research fellow and Chancellor’s Fellow in Geosciences and Dr Evan Morgan, Research Software Engineer in Design Informatics. The exhibition also features Human Verses Machine, designed and built by Ray Interactive.

 

Dates: Mon – Thu | 7 – 10 April 2025 & Mon – Thu | 14 – 17 April 2025

Time: 10am – 3pm | Free / Drop-In

Location: Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Cl, Edinburgh EH8 8DT

 

Image Credit: Courtesy of Brendan McCarthy

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Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Cl, Edinburgh EH8 8DT