Doing AI Differently Edinburgh Workshop The initiative is led by The New Real (University of Edinburgh/The Alan Turing Institute) and Data-Centric Engineering (The Alan Turing Institute) with Arts and Humanities Research Council and partner institutions in the UK and North America. The Edinburgh Workshop is co-hosted by The New Real and University of Edinburgh's Generative AI Laboratory (GAIL).Edinburgh Workshop participants will be able to access a limited number of funded opportunities to participate in a larger Doing AI Differently London Workshop on 13 and 14 March 2025 at The Royal Academy of Engineering aligned to AI UK.About: Doing AI DifferentlyThis initiative positions the arts and humanities as integral — not supplemental — to AI development, moving beyond post hoc analysis to shape its technical foundations. Core Challenges1. Developing Interpretive TechnologiesLeveraging current AI architectures to implement deeper interpretive capabilities, developing approaches to represent multiple perspectives and capture semantic depth while maintaining computational tractability.2. Exploring Alternative AI ArchitecturesExploring fundamentally new approaches to AI design that move beyond current limitations in foundation models and gradient-based learning to enable more pluralistic and culturally adaptive AI systems.3. Advancing Human-AI EnsemblesMoving beyond simple substitution or assistance models, to foster new relationships between human and artificial intelligence, each contributing unique capabilities to achieve outcomes neither could accomplish alone.Initiative Objectives1. Develop pilot projects demonstrating humanities-driven technical advances in AI2. Establish funding mechanisms fostering interdisciplinary partnerships3. Create scalable pathways for humanities scholars to participate in large-scale AI projectsExpected OutcomesNew paradigms for addressing complex, context-dependent tasks in AIEnhanced AI tools for deep contextual analysis across disciplinesAI systems better aligned with societal values and ethical considerationsThe rapid deployment of increasingly sophisticated AI systems makes this timing critical, and we seek to develop inclusive, research-led ideas that will provide practical ways to address some of the recommendations set out in the recent UK Government AI Opportunities Action Plan. This initiative adds the opportunities for research and innovation in AI – artificial intelligence – in the UK.Experession of Interest deadline Please respond to our short Expression of Interest form by 3 February 2025.Related linksVision statement for Doing AI DifferentlyTransforming our world with AI Feb 12 2025 10.00 - 12.00 Doing AI Differently Edinburgh Workshop This workshop is an early opportunity to discover and help to refine the research vision and topic scope for an Arts and Humanities Research Council International Science Partnerships Fund funding call launching April 2025. Room 1.40, Edinburgh Futures Institute Register interest
Doing AI Differently Edinburgh Workshop The initiative is led by The New Real (University of Edinburgh/The Alan Turing Institute) and Data-Centric Engineering (The Alan Turing Institute) with Arts and Humanities Research Council and partner institutions in the UK and North America. The Edinburgh Workshop is co-hosted by The New Real and University of Edinburgh's Generative AI Laboratory (GAIL).Edinburgh Workshop participants will be able to access a limited number of funded opportunities to participate in a larger Doing AI Differently London Workshop on 13 and 14 March 2025 at The Royal Academy of Engineering aligned to AI UK.About: Doing AI DifferentlyThis initiative positions the arts and humanities as integral — not supplemental — to AI development, moving beyond post hoc analysis to shape its technical foundations. Core Challenges1. Developing Interpretive TechnologiesLeveraging current AI architectures to implement deeper interpretive capabilities, developing approaches to represent multiple perspectives and capture semantic depth while maintaining computational tractability.2. Exploring Alternative AI ArchitecturesExploring fundamentally new approaches to AI design that move beyond current limitations in foundation models and gradient-based learning to enable more pluralistic and culturally adaptive AI systems.3. Advancing Human-AI EnsemblesMoving beyond simple substitution or assistance models, to foster new relationships between human and artificial intelligence, each contributing unique capabilities to achieve outcomes neither could accomplish alone.Initiative Objectives1. Develop pilot projects demonstrating humanities-driven technical advances in AI2. Establish funding mechanisms fostering interdisciplinary partnerships3. Create scalable pathways for humanities scholars to participate in large-scale AI projectsExpected OutcomesNew paradigms for addressing complex, context-dependent tasks in AIEnhanced AI tools for deep contextual analysis across disciplinesAI systems better aligned with societal values and ethical considerationsThe rapid deployment of increasingly sophisticated AI systems makes this timing critical, and we seek to develop inclusive, research-led ideas that will provide practical ways to address some of the recommendations set out in the recent UK Government AI Opportunities Action Plan. This initiative adds the opportunities for research and innovation in AI – artificial intelligence – in the UK.Experession of Interest deadline Please respond to our short Expression of Interest form by 3 February 2025.Related linksVision statement for Doing AI DifferentlyTransforming our world with AI Feb 12 2025 10.00 - 12.00 Doing AI Differently Edinburgh Workshop This workshop is an early opportunity to discover and help to refine the research vision and topic scope for an Arts and Humanities Research Council International Science Partnerships Fund funding call launching April 2025. Room 1.40, Edinburgh Futures Institute Register interest
Feb 12 2025 10.00 - 12.00 Doing AI Differently Edinburgh Workshop This workshop is an early opportunity to discover and help to refine the research vision and topic scope for an Arts and Humanities Research Council International Science Partnerships Fund funding call launching April 2025.
