Episode 0: Welcome to Computer Séance

June 24
5 mins

Episode Description

In this episode we introduce you to each of us - Tracie, Ben, Justin, and Cat - and discuss why we decided to add another podcast into the audio ether.

You’ll hear a bit about our work outside the podcast and how we aim to think with you, a community of listeners who might want to explore AI and popular culture. 

Take a seat at the table, and let the discussion begin!

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What can popular culture teach us about the technologies that are reshaping our lives?

Each week in Computer Séance presenters Justin, Tracie and Ben dissect a pop culture artefact that features an intelligent machine and explores how it compares with developments in AI today. 

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Dr R Justin Hunt is an artist and academic based in London; his work explores archives of queerness

Dr Tracie Farrell a Senior Research Fellow at the Open University, and a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow examining the intersections between social justice and artificial intelligence.

Dr Ben Sweeting is a university lecturer who teaches and learns about design.

It is produced by Cat McShane. Sound mixing by Dan Bolger and original music by Rosa Brook. Graphic Design by Retno Larasati.

Computer Séance is funded by a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship grant. 

All the opinions expressed in the program are the presenters' own and do not reflect the positions of our employers, or UKRI. 

Episodes may contain language that some listeners find offensive
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