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Reasons to fear AI: recalling Italo Calvino’s cybernetics & ghosts

Writers Michael Salu, Iphgenia Baal, Tice Cin and Vanessa Onwuemezi in collaboration with the Eccles Centre at the British Library recently reflected on the expansive role that AI & technology play in our lives. Hosted by Amanda Vilanova, the evening explored the uncanny and disturbing possibilities of AI. Filmed by Rob Akin
23rd January 2024

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Free Will

Will Harris reads his poem, 'Free Will'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

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Half Written Love Letter

Selina Nwulu reads her poem, 'Half Written Love Letter'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

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Manjeet Mann: 'Now look at you, standing still, wondering if you have the will. But inside you there's a weapon, a spark, a fire, a sound. Harness its strength. Don't wait. Don't hide. Don't fear the fight.'

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John Jackson: 'I wanted to write it as a thriller with a very unusual lead; a character who would traditionally be non-speaking, in the background of scenes, bringing cups of tea or taking the kids is the star of the show.'

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Dean Atta: 'They won't be here forever, maybe just as long as this poem. These two Black boys in paradise.'

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Ideas are like rabbits

‘Ideas are like rabbits, you get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you will have a dozen.’

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Soundsystem as pedagogy

'You left recalibrated. Heartbeat altered. Shoulders lowered.'

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Bad Signal

'All language use can be seen as extending a hand; words and their corresponding meanings are always about relationships'

Anthony Anaxagorou

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What we leave we carry, The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.

The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.

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Everyone has an elsewhere

Nine writers explore the elusive emotional truth behind narratives and storytelling.

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Bibliotherapy for the head and the heart

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