On 12 November, ADAPT’s #DiscussAI team and the SignON project team hosted a co-creation workshop with members of the Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing communities at Deaf Village Ireland.
Smile, you’re on camera! From taking the bus, to police surveillance and everything in between, we are now being monitored in a way we never have been before. An exciting event on Tuesday 8 November invites the people of Kildare to share their views, concerns and ideas on the use of video surveillance in Irish […]
We have some exciting events coming up in November 2022 as part of an ongoing collaboration with the SignON project. These include an innovative Artificial Intelligence and Irish Sign Language performance of Shakespeare, and two Think-Ins about technology that will be able to automatically translate between sign languages and spoken languages (a bit like Google […]
ADAPT’s EPE team shared learning and recommendations from their experience in running citizens’ think-ins on AI at a public lecture on 26th October.
For European Researchers’ Night on 30 September 2022, the ADAPT research centre and the LT Bridge project partners based at the University of Malta hosted a #DiscussAI Think-In to discuss the rise in facial recognition technology with CCTV. “Big Brother is Watching… So What?’’ took place in Dublin, Ireland and Valletta in Malta. Some really […]
Evaluating Citizens’ Think-Ins External evaluation of the ADAPT Citizens’ Think-In 2020-2021 series is carried out by Qualia Analytics. In this video, Professor Eric Jensen presents the findings from the evaluation.
ADAPT #DiscussAI Think-InsWe need to talk about AI: White Paper “We Need to Talk about AI: The Case for Citizens’ Think-Ins for Citizen-Researcher Dialogue and Deliberation” was authored by Dr Emma Clarke, Dr Harshvardhan Pandit and Dr P.J. Wall. The white paper presents an analysis of the various discussions that took place within the Citizens’ Think-Ins series. The […]
ADAPT will host a virtual knowledge-sharing forum online on 7 September from 10.30-11.45am. The event will explore the outcomes and insights generated by the 2021/2022 Citizens’ Think-In series. At the event, we’ll hear from participating researchers and our community and evaluation partners. We’ll share tips for hosting your own think-in in order to stimulate citizen-researcher […]
Smile, you’re on camera! This interactive #DiscussAI Think-In invites you to have your say on the increasing use of public surveillance through Artificial Intelligence and its impact on our day-to-day lives. From taking the bus, to police surveillance and everything in between, we are now being monitored in a way we never have been before. […]
We are delighted that ADAPT’s #DiscussAI Think-Ins are one of 47 projects to receive funding through the SFI Discover Programme announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today. The projects are aimed at improving public understanding of science, technology, engineering, […]