Royal Institution Christmas Lectures LIVE! @ Jodrell Bank

Dates:	16 December 2023
Times:	18:00 - 20:30
What is it:	Lecture
Organiser:	Jodrell Bank
How much:	£7
Who is it for:	University staff, External researchers, Families, Adults, Age Friendly, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16, Secondary schools

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Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement are honoured and very excited to announce that we will be live streaming The Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES this winter as part of our Solstice at Jodrell Bank season.

In the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Mike Wooldridge will tackle the most important and rapidly evolving field of science today – Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Not since the World-Wide Web emerged 30 years ago has a new technology promised to change our world so fundamentally and so swiftly as AI does. Today’s AI tools such as ChatGPT and AlphaGo are just a hint of what is to come. The future of AI is going to be quite a journey, and the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES to be broadcast on BBC Four and iPlayer in late December, will give us a guided tour.

AI has increasingly grabbed the headlines in recent years – generating excitement and concern in equal measure – but what should we believe? In these lectures Mike will reveal how AI works and how it will affect our lives – and will tackle head-on our hopes and fears for this most fascinating of fields.

Throughout the three Lectures, Mike will explore the big questions facing AI research and unravel the myths about how this ground-breaking technology really works. How can a machine be taught to play a game or translate from one language to another? He will show how computer programmes inspired by the human brain can be taught and even teach themselves. And he will tell the surprising story of how tools like the latest chatbots work and illustrate the mind-boggling scale of modern AI systems – that can be used in everything from gaming to movie-making to designing drugs.

Please note, the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES recordings will be taking place across three evenings. Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement will be hosting the third of these live streams. These events are live recordings in readiness for the programmes to aired on BBC FOUR between Christmas and New Year. Please note that there will be breaks in filming during the event. Please note, Professor Mike Wooldridge will not be appearing in person.