We can build and train a neural network using any large data set, and then use it to discover key features in the data. For example, using the Titanic passenger list, which includes data on survival, we can identify characteristics that seem to lead to some passengers surviving. This is a Humanities-oriented application of the technology. We might also use similar techniques creatively, for example, generating virtual worlds populated with people similar to those on the Titanic. In this episode we explore neural networks and techniques for using them in the Arts and Humanities. It includes a good enough explanation of how they actually work, without going into too much technical detail.

For this episode Robert O'Toole is in conversation with Keith Bloomfield, creative technologist with the Media and Creative Industries degree team at the University of Warwick. They talk about how to keep positive and keep innovating creatively and ethically, despite the efforts of big tech to turn the world into a bland AI generated nightmare. Enjoy!

For over a year PhD student Youn has been running events for the Digital Arts and Humanities Lab. This includes running Virtual Reality sessions in the University and schools. In this podcast we discuss how this fits into the DAH framework, and what we have learned from doing it.