On Friday, October 17th, the Shifting Power team hosted the second “After AI?” symposium”. This interdisciplinary and varied event brought together 11 researchers, artists and other AI enthusiasts/critics to explore who, what or when is after AI. Throughout the day over 120 attendees joined the event, delivered on zoom. (Thumbnail image caption: Robbie Daniels, video still from…
KMi’s Prof Petr Knoth, participated as one of four Open Science panellists at the recent CHIST-ERA Projects Seminar 2025. The panel addressed significant challenges in Open Science, including interoperability issues, underfunding of Green Open Access, lack of recognition for infrastructure contributions, and misaligned incentives. Prof Knoth highlighted the critical role of infrastructure like CORE in…
No industry is immune to misinformation, including food and drinks. KMi’s director, Harith Alani, was interviewed by Food Manufacture; the leading online resource for the UK’s food and drink manufacturing industry, to highlight the threat of misinformation in this sector. Recently, false claims about the feed additive Bovaer, for instance, caused unnecessary consumer panic and…
KMi is delighted to announce a new project, “Immersive Online Reading for Mental Wellbeing,” funded in partnership with the OU in Northern Ireland, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Verbal Arts Centre, and Belfast Metropolitan College. Led by researchers Alessio Antonini and Imelda Haran, the project will run until October 2025. Building on a…
Generative AI has the potential to revolutionise education in ways comparable to the industrial revolution or the advent of the internet, claims Prof John Domingue. Speaking at Fleksibel utdanning Norge’s recent conference in Norway, he explored how AI can reshape teaching, learning, and institutional practices to meet the needs of future generations. Central to Prof…
KMi’s Dr. Joseph Kwarteng recently contributed as a guest speaker at the highly anticipated “Beyond the Degree Summit,” an event organised in collaboration with the ICT Education, University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ghana. The summit, held under the theme: “From Campus to Career: Leveraging Technology for Career Growth in the Digital Age”, was designed specifically…
