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Other Minds
Until Sun 29 Sept
Artificial Intelligence (noun): A field of computer science that allows machines to perform tasks that previously required human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, and problem-solving.
Join us throughout September as we explore different kinds of intelligence: animal, mechanical and collective with events, screenings and talks.
In the Pervasive Media Studio the team will be sharing projects that ask what it means to work with minds that are utterly unlike our own, and how AI can be part of a wider conversation about intelligence, labour and creativity. Further details will be published very soon.
Other Minds will be the theme of our conversations at the monthly First Friday event and the weekly Lunchtime talks, which feature projects from our latest residencies, the Make Shift Camp and the wider studio community. At the end of the month come and discover the inspiration behind the 6 commissions for the More Than AI Sandbox at a showcase event where you can see theprototypes, meet the brilliant teams, and play with their creations.
We're also exploring the representations of mechanical or artificial intelligence on screen - presentinga range of sci-fiction films from the last 15 years, each meditating on what it means to be human, and opening up the possibilities of mechanical consciousness. Ranging from mysteries and thrillers (Moon, Ex Machina) to thoughtful dramas (Her, After Yang) and even leaning into rom-com territory with Maria Schrader’s I’m Your Man, this season offers a variety of takes on these ‘Other Minds’ and digs into what they reveal about our own identity and consciousness.
Upcoming screenings & events in this season
First Friday
Other Minds![First Friday](https://apps.watershed.co.uk/shared/imagecache/appimages/8088/default/16-9/480/24/08/make_shift_camp_2024_-_46.jpeg)
First Friday is a monthly social event open to anyone. These events are somewhere between the last meeting of the week and the first event of your weekend.
Her
classified 15 Other Minds![Her](https://apps.watershed.co.uk/shared/imagecache/appimages/8082/default/16-9/480/24/08/her-fp-0759.jpg)
In a Los Angeles of the near future, a lonely writer develops a relationship with “Samantha,” an insightful and sensitive artificial entity.
Ex Machina
classified 15 Other Minds![Ex Machina](https://apps.watershed.co.uk/shared/imagecache/appimages/8083/default/16-9/480/24/08/3a6cee85-cfa4-4d7e-9086-4c7475b2cf48.jpg)
Alex Garland’s directorial debut blurs the lines between human and machine which stars Alicia Vikander as a robot.
Other Minds Guest Talk: James Bridle
Other Minds![Other Minds Guest Talk: James Bridle](https://apps.watershed.co.uk/shared/imagecache/appimages/8113/default/16-9/480/24/08/autonomous_trap_001.jpg)
We are delighted to host a live-streamed artist talk by James Bridle exploring their practice with technology, drawing connections to themes emerging from the More Than AI Sandbox programme and Other Minds season.
More Than AI Sandbox Showcase
Other Minds![More Than AI Sandbox Showcase](https://apps.watershed.co.uk/shared/imagecache/appimages/8100/default/16-9/480/24/08/pjskjp8oypd-luartpcx4phhggtcoxtnuxmppjzfzwm_copy.jpg)
Come and discover the six new innovative prototypes from our latest Sandbox, More Than AI in this special sharing event.
After Yang
classified PG Other Minds![After Yang](https://apps.watershed.co.uk/shared/imagecache/appimages/8084/default/16-9/480/24/08/fl_01_afteryang.jpg)
An enigmatic sci-fi vision of future America, based on a short story by Alexander Weinstein, channelling Philip K Dick.
Queering AI - Voice, Profiling and Resistance
Other Minds![Queering AI - Voice, Profiling and Resistance](https://apps.watershed.co.uk/shared/imagecache/appimages/8093/default/16-9/480/24/08/image002.png)
In this week's Lunchtime Talk Amina Abbas-Nazari will present their PhD research investigating artificially intelligent machine listening and conversational systems that profile voices.
I'm Your Man
classified 15 Other Minds![I'm Your Man](https://apps.watershed.co.uk/shared/imagecache/appimages/8085/default/16-9/480/24/08/i_m_your_man_main.jpg)
Inspired by a short story written by Emma Braslavsky, I'm Your Man is a humorous tale about the questions of love, longing, and what makes a human being human.