Be Part of The Bigger Picture in Cork

Seventeen multicoloured post-it notes are roughly positioned in a strip shape on a white board. Each one of them has a hand drawn sketch in pen on them, answering the prompt on one of the post-it notes "AI is...." The sketches are all very different, some are patterns representing data, some are cartoons, some show drawings of things like data centres, or stick figure drawings of the people involved.

Type the words ‘Artificial Intelligence’ into an image search and chances are you will see pictures of glowing brains, robots with human features, network graphs and digital binary numbers—images that look like they’re straight out of a sci-fi movie. These images can be misleading, and don’t accurately reflect what AI technology really is, or how it affects our society and impacts our daily lives.

 

Join us in shaping a new visual narrative for AI by participating in The Bigger Picture. This is your chance to influence how artificial intelligence is seen and understood. Whether you’re an artist, creator, or simply curious about the future of technology, we invite you to contribute your creativity and vision.

Date: 21 September

Venue: Civic Trust House, Pope’s Quay, Cork

Let’s work together to create images that tell a deeper, more accurate story of AI — one that educates, inspires and challenges the status quo. Get involved and help us paint The Bigger Picture!

 

During the one-day workshop, participants will be challenged to consider questions like:

  • Do current images of AI portray specific aspects of the technology?
  • Do they enhance public understanding, and are they true to the realities of AI?
  • How would we like AI to be portrayed in images?

 

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a project that seeks to reshape how AI is perceived and understood through thoughtful, innovative visual storytelling.

 

No prior experience or training with AI is needed—our facilitators will give you all the information you need to participate.

The Bigger Picture is a Science Week initiative from:

Partner Logos for The Bigger Picture Project. From the left, ADAPT Centre #DiscussAI, Science Week, Beta Festival, DCU - Dublin City University, MTU - Munster Technological University, TU Dublin, We and AI

Send us an email if you have any questions – [email protected]

 

Image credit: Rick Payne and team / Better Images of AI / Ai is… Banner / CC-BY 4.0