Join us at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum for the 12th annual Black STEAM Showcase and Family Learning Day to celebrate Black brilliance in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and sustainability.
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This event is part of the Black STEAM Goes Green Festival taking place between 28th October and 2nd November. With a focus on research, sustainability, environmental awareness, and Black heritage, the festival will take place in various locations and include engaging workshops, films, interactive exhibits, and thought-provoking discussions led by engineers, artists, scientists, and activists making a difference in the green movement.
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More events will be announced soon - keep an eye out for updates!
Made possible by a Royal Acedemy of Engineering Ingenious Award, in-kind venue sponsor; Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum, and Black STEAM contributors, BLAST partners, volunteers and members.
About the event:
​How does artificial intelligence “see” us, and what does it tell us about who we are?
The AI Gaze brings together two connected works that examine how machine vision classifies, interprets, and (mis)recognises people.
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​Join us for the Birmingham premier of "Closer to Go(o)d?" a short impact film by Kiki Shervington-White, alongside a panel discussion with film collaborators, and interactive art installation "The AI Gaze De-coded" co-designed by Kiki and Luca Zheng.
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​Both works are part of the research project "Inclusive AI Futures?" which is a collaboration between Sanjay Sharma (University of Warwick), Anita Shervington (BLAST Fest), and Toju Duke (Diverse AI) that explores how artificial intelligence can be reimagined through creativity, justice, and community. The project challenges the dominant narrative that AI is an inevitable path to progress by centering the voices, values and perspectives of people from communities who’re otherwise excluded from mainstream debates.
​This event is part of the Black STEAM Goes Green Festival. Both the film and interactive art installation sets the scene for a lively conversation that invites audiences to reflect-on and discuss the broader politics of Artificial Intelligence on human and planetary health systems, and imagine more inclusive, empowering and liberatory technological futures.
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