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SUMMARY:How AI Development is Shaped by Science Fiction Narratives - Dr. K
 erry McInerney and Dr. Eleanor Drage (Leverhulme Centre for the Future of 
 Intelligence)
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CONTACT:Alva Markelius
DESCRIPTION:This is a talk organised as a joint event between the Cambridg
 e AI Ethics Society and the Cambridge Science Fiction Society. We are thri
 lled to be hosting Dr. McInerney and Dr. Drage (from The Good Robot Podcas
 t) who are ready to take you on a thrilling ride as they unravel the impac
 t of sci-fi stories on AI development. Get ready to explore the nexus of A
 I\, ethics\, and storytelling through the lens of feminism\, planetary hum
 anism and global imaginaries. \n\n\nDr Kerry McInerney (née Mackereth) is
  a Research Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
 \, where she researches anti-Asian racism and AI and Asian diasporic appro
 aches to AI ethics. Her work uses feminist and critical race theory to exa
 mine how histories of race and gender shape contemporary technologies\, wi
 th a specific focus on artificial intelligence.\n\nDr Eleanor Drage is a R
 esearch Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at 
 the University of Cambridge\, she maintains her strong interest in commerc
 ial concerns and opportunities in AI by working to bridge the gap between 
 industry in academia in AI Ethics. Her monograph "The Planetary Humanism o
 f European Women’s SF: An Experience of the Impossible" is forthcoming w
 ith Routledge (2023). \n\nDon't miss out on this mind-bending event! Limit
 ed spaces available\, so secure your spot now by signing up here: https://
 forms.gle/DfNR621VWgE3BtLT6
LOCATION:Gatsby Room\, Wolfson College
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